Platforms and services such as Steam, Nintendo, Netflix and Disney+ have had it for a while: a family plan and with it the option to expand the subscription with accounts for family members. Xbox Game Pass doesn’t have that — so far, at least. That should change in the future.
Xbox: Game Pass should have a great function
Xbox Game Pass already offers some benefits. On the one hand, subscribers enjoy the benefits of Xbox Live Gold and EA Play and thus have unlimited access to over 100 games, on the other hand, they can play across devices from the cloud using Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. A small shortcoming is the lack of a family plan, with which one could share the subscription within a household.
Microsoft now wants to change thatat least that’s what the Windows Central website reports.
Xbox Game Pass: What will the feature look like?
According to Windows Central, Microsoft is currently working on creating a Game Pass Family Plan. There are still details such as license fees to be clarified, but the service could be on the market as early as this year.
The Game Pass Family Plan is supposed to five players access to the entire library and thus grant to all available games. Of course, that would be far cheaper than five separate accounts, which are still required today.
In order to carry out the plan, that should Microsoft family account system be used that is already used for Office 365. Players can then play together within the same country with a single Xbox Game Pass subscription managed by one person. (Source: Windows Central)
Will the Family plan only be available to Ultimate subscribers? What should it cost? These are questions that are currently unanswered. If this service actually appears later this year, Microsoft will probably comment on it in the near future. We’ll keep you up to date.
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