Xbox Game Pass is coming to Windows 10, but many questions remain

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In one of the less-detailed announcements of the pre-E3 season, Microsoft this morning officially confirmed it is bringing its “all-you-can-play” Game Pass subscription service to the PC. The new expansion of the Xbox Game Pass (which launched just over two years ago) “will give players unlimited access to a curated library of over 100 high-quality PC games on Windows 10, from well-known PC game developers and publishers such as Bethesda, Deep Silver, Devolver Digital, Paradox Interactive, SEGA and more,” according to an announcement from Microsoft.

Games from Microsoft’s own studios, including recent acquisitions Obsidian and inXile, will be available on Xbox Game Pass for PC on the day they’re released, just as they are on Xbox One. Game Pass members will also receive discounts of up to 20% on Windows Store games and up to 10% off of DLC and add-on purchases.

Aside from that, though, Microsoft’s announcement leaves a lot of major holes. While the “Xbox Game Pass for PC” shares a name with the company’s “original” gaming subscription plan, it’s not clear if PC subscriptions will be considered separate, or available as a bundle with the console plan, or included in Microsoft’s upcoming “Game Pass Ultimate,” or some combination of all of the above. Microsoft also didn’t discuss any pricing details, launch timing for the service, any specific included games, or whether or not Game Pass on PC downloads would be limited to Microsoft’s own Windows Store. Microsoft has promised to reveal more at its June 9 E3 press conference.