Xbox Game Pass will get a Friends & Family subscription plan soon. According to a report from Windows Central, just a few weeks ago, the console platform announced that they are currently in the process of making a family-type plan for the Game Pass.
Finally, the Xbox Game Pass, home to a large library of exciting game titles, will now feature a plan that multiple users can share.
Last Aug. 4, Microsoft first announced its intent to make a family plan option for its Xbox Game Pass. This news was followed by the confirmation that this plan will be allowing up to five users to share one Xbox Game pass subscription. The announcement also stated that only users from the same country could share their subscriptions.
Xbox's New Game Pass Family Subscription Option Is Called 'Friends & Family'
A blogger covering updates from Microsoft and Windows is one of the first to inform the public about this additional branding for the Xbox Game Pass. A tweet from Windows insider Aggiornamenti Lumia shows the Xbox Game Pass Logo, which inscribes 'Friends & Family' at the bottom. People on the Internet were quick to speculate that this new branding might be the Xbox Game Pass' family subscription option tag.
Take a look at the tweet here:
— Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) August 27, 2022
The said Windows and Microsoft insider also features early images of iPhone products set to be released in the future and some more potential additional features from Microsoft. The tech buzz outlet clarifies in a separate tweet that not all its tweers are store-backend related.
Xbox Game Pass 'Friends & Family' Is Coming Soon
The Xbox Game Pass offers a ton of third-party games from studios like EA and Ubisoft, plus all of Microsoft's first-party projects from Bethesda and Xbox Game Studios are confirmed for the service at launch. With this new feature, players can now share the fun among friends and family who also enjoy video games.
According to the same report from Windows Central, this new Xbox Game Pass feature is still being sampled in limited testings in Ireland and Columbia. Microsoft is yet to determine the release date of the said feature, but the leak of this new Xbox logo could mean that 'Family & Friends' is nearing its general launch.
In other news, titles "Immortals Fenyx Rising," "Tinykin," and "Immortality" is set to arrive on the Game Pass on the last day of August. Check out this report from Eurogamer enumerating all the titles available for the Xbox Game Pass along with games nearing their Game Pass exit.
There is already a local family share option for the Xbox, and the upcoming subscription type could mean new opportunities and added value for Xbox games sharing. No one knows if this new feature will be a replacement for the already existing feature.
Stay updated about the latest developments on this topic. Soon, we might be informed about upgrading existing subscriptions to 'family & friends' mode.
