If you’ve got Windows and Xbox, Ultimate might make more sense so you can play games on both platforms, of course. The PC version will also come with EA Play titles later this year. With each of these subscriptions, Microsoft has promised all its new first-party titles will be there at launch.
(Even then, you might want to hold off until xCloud comes to PC as well.) But for $9.99 a month, the normal Xbox Game Pass for PC already includes access to over 200 PC games, including brand-new titles like Microsoft Flight Simulator. If you’ve only got a Windows PC, there’s not much reason to buy Ultimate unless you really, really want to try xCloud on your Android phone. You might be thinking that’s a lot of money! You might also be wondering, ‘What do the other two Microsoft Game Pass subscriptions offer?’ Because Game Pass is about a lot more than xCloud, it can be one of the least expensive ways to play new Microsoft games, giving you an all-you-can-eat catalog of downloadable titles.Īnd seeing how Xbox Game Pass for PC is about to double its base price, and both Ultimate and PC versions are about to add EA Play games at no extra cost, this seems like a good time to break it all down.īut a simpler way of putting it is that Game Pass and Game Pass for PC are basically just about getting you a growing, on-demand library of downloadable games for your Xbox console or Windows PC respectively - including much newer games than you might think - whereas Game Pass Ultimate gives you both of those subscriptions plus xCloud and all the additional free games, discounts, and online multiplayer that an Xbox Live Gold subscription typically provides. And not just any Game Pass will do - you’ll need the highest-tier, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which costs $14.99, £10.99 or €12.99 a month (though you can pay $1 for a one-month trial). Microsoft is officially launching its xCloud gaming service today on Android phones and tablets, allowing you to play more than 150 genuine Xbox games on devices that could never run those games themselves - because they’ll be streaming from remote servers much like a YouTube video.īut to do that, you’ll need to pay for an Xbox Game Pass subscription.
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