Microsoft spent the entirety of 2021 proving that the Game Pass is a superior video game subscription service. After Outriders, Microsoft only continued to grow the list of games that would be available on the Game Pass at launch for no added charge. But, with Microsoft's recent acquisitions, specifically its purchase of Activision Blizzard, fans couldn't help but wonder if the tech giant would pass on the cost of expanding the Game Pass' library to its subscribers.
As if sensing the growing unrest among subscribers, newly announced Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed that the Game Pass' subscription price will remain the same for the foreseeable future.
In an interview with Axios' gaming newsletter, Spencer downplayed fears that Microsoft is going to drive up the prices of the Game Pass anytime soon. Specifically, Spencer points out how the price has remained the same for the better part of the past four years. Although Spencer did not go ahead and explicitly say that the price isn't going to change, his words do suggest that he would have been more transparent if it were the case.
Having said that, it appears that part of Microsoft's goals for the moment is to turn Starfield into "the most-played Todd Howard game ever." It's a tall ask for a game that's exclusive to Xbox consoles, something that Bethesda felt warranted an apology.
