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New leaks suggest that Microsoft is planning another major change related to Xbox Game Pass. The company is working on new subscriptions targeted at the Chinese market and a system that allows transferring games from discs to the digital library.
Microsoft is reportedly preparing new versions of Game Pass
According to information published by Windows Central, the internal project for the new subscriptions is called "Saluki". The packages are aimed primarily at the Chinese market, where PC platforms like Valve Corporation and Steam have gained huge popularity. Details of the new subscription plans remain a mystery, but Microsoft is said to want to attract gamers in China more strongly and increase the importance of the Xbox ecosystem there. The company has been increasingly focusing on Game Pass as a key pillar of its gaming strategy for some time now.
ChooseTV may allow the transfer of games from discs to a digital library
The leak again mentions the mysterious project "Positron". According to sources, Microsoft is looking into the possibility of creating a system that converts physical games into digital licences assigned to a user's account. This is said to be a preparation for future Xbox consoles, which according to previous leaks may completely eliminate disc drives. Such a system would allow access to older collections of games even on hardware that operates solely digitally.
Microsoft is already developing various versions of Game Pass, an example of which is the recent combination of the subscription with Discord Nitro. The company is clearly trying to increase the number of Xbox users beyond classic consoles. Increasingly, there are also signals that the next generation of Xbox will be closer to PC and primarily based on digital distribution of games and subscription services.
New leaks suggest that Microsoft is developing further versions of Xbox Game Pass and is working on a system called Positron that will allow for the preservation of disc games in the era of digital consoles. The company is increasingly focusing on subscriptions and the digital Xbox ecosystem.
source: techpowerup
