Microsoft has announced their upcoming plans for Xbox in celebration of the console’s 20 year anniversary. These plans are not only for the console itself, but Xbox’s growing influence in the PC market with its Games Pass, online storefront, and other features.
Xbox Games Pass has quickly become a well-known player among PC gamers and is slowly beginning to make itself known among stores like Epic, Origin, and ubiquitous PC giant Steam.
Key goals for the near future include improving their cloud gaming services, providing perks and updates for Games Pass members, and more.
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We’re excited to share that later this year, it’s our intent to roll out the ability for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play, from the cloud, select games they already own or have purchased outside the Xbox Game Pass library.
We’re also revealing the first details of Project Moorcroft, a program that brings the fun and discovery of playing new, curated demos of upcoming games to our Xbox Game Pass members.
The program will begin rolling out within the next year, beginning with a focus on providing independent developers from around the world more opportunities to build excitement for their games.
Participating developers will be able to see how their demos perform, and be compensated, enabling them to bring their creativity to Xbox and reach new audiences with Game Pass.
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One of the more interesting features for members is the ability to select games they own or have purchased from outside of Microsoft’s own store.
More details about Xbox’s plans for the future are forthcoming in the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase on June 12.
