Microsoft has finally heard the prayers of users and has decided to expand its already highly successful Game Pass model. A few days ago it was confirmed that the company responsible for Xbox consoles will develop a new plan for its gaming flat rate: Game Pass Friends & Family, through which you can share your account with more people for a slightly higher price, but do you know all the details?
The advantages of the family plan
Microsoft has undoubtedly found the way to compete against Sony and its legion of exclusives thanks to a service that guarantees us hundreds of games every year for an amount of money per month. 9,99 euros if we opt for the independent versions only PC or console and 12,99 for the Ultimate, which allows the user to play interchangeably on either of the two platforms.
But although the idea was very good, what happens to those users who have children and many friends and want to share expenses? For them it will be this Game Pass Friends & Family that those of Redmond have already begun to show the world and that it can be an added boost in the near future and get entire groups of friends to end up getting on the bandwagon of this Xbox.
In case you don't know, Game Pass Friends & Family will cost 21,99 euros per month and with it we can extend that flat rate to a maximum of five accounts. Obviously you'll think that's great, because if we divide that amount it ends up in a monthly payment of just 4,5 euros, which is practically half of what the full service costs, and less than half if we compare it with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Do you think Microsoft will allow us to take advantage of ourselves in such a flagrant way?
Unlike Spotify, which exercises tight control and only lets family plans be formed by accounts that all live under the same roof, Microsoft will not put limits at first and friends, relatives or acquaintances who want to share expenses can become members of Game Pass Friends & Family. Total, they will continue to maintain their independent Microsoft IDs, with their games in the cloud and the history of games used without interference with respect to the other members of the plan.
Is it available in Spain?
After the joy of seeing Microsoft confirming the existence of Game Pass Friends & Family, say that At the moment Spain is not part of the territories where it will spread at first. That privilege remains for Colombia and Ireland, who can already sign up by modifying the active subscription to Xbox Game Pass and later adding the emails of the Microsoft accounts of the rest of the users who will be part of the plan.
Moment there are no official data on the moment in which it will reach the rest of the countries of Europe this interesting initiative that could give a major turnaround to the console market. Not so much because Sony and its PlayStation are going to lose ground, as it forces the Japanese to take action pushed by Microsoft and its strategy. He new playstation plus It is an example that Xbox's policy around its flat rate has made a dent and users want the market to move in that direction. For now, stay with these enormous advantages of new Game Pass Friends & Family, which looks amazing.
Do you already know which friends you are going to share subscription with?