New Xbox Games Pass is like ‘Netflix for games’ done right and it’s coming in June

By Emma Boyle

Update: After announcing the service back in February, we now know that the new service will be launching worldwide on June 1, with early access for Xbox Live Gold members open from today.

Original story continues below…

Xbox has announced a brand new gaming subscription service called Xbox Games Pass that will give users access to a library of over 100 games for a monthly fee.

Set to launch this Spring, the service will have a large catalogue of Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles that will change every month in a similar manner to Netflix.

Unlike Netflix, though, the service won’t stream the games. As a result of fans expressing concern over unreliable internet connections, Microsoft has decided that games from the Xbox Games Pass library will be downloaded to your console for a “native, full-fidelity gaming experience.”

It’s a wise move, avoiding the latency and buffering issues that have sometimes detrimentally affected streaming-based services like Nvidia’s GeForce Now and PlayStation Now.

Don’t stream, download

You’ll then have a window of 30 days to play the game offline, before you have to sign in again to continue to access it.

Microsoft has said that there’s no …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming