{"id":2324,"date":"2021-08-16T10:05:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T10:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/ps5-and-switch-wont-get-xbox-game-pass-because-those-platforms-dont-want-it\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T10:20:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T10:20:29","slug":"ps5-and-switch-wont-get-xbox-game-pass-because-those-platforms-dont-want-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/ps5-and-switch-wont-get-xbox-game-pass-because-those-platforms-dont-want-it\/","title":{"rendered":"PS5 and Switch won\u2019t get Xbox Game Pass because \u2018those platforms don\u2019t want\u2019 it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/xbox-games-pass\">Xbox Game Pass<\/a>, Microsoft\u2019s popular monthly subscription service that lets you download and play hundreds of games, won\u2019t be coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/ps5\">PS5<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> anytime soon, according to head of Xbox Phil Spencer.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/xbox-everywhere-phil-spencer-wants-an-xbox-app-on-as-many-devices-as-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GamesRadar<\/a>, Spencer explained why we won\u2019t see Xbox Game Pass on Sony or Nintendo\u2019s platform in the near future, which may be disappointing for some.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe have no plans to bring it [Xbox Game Pass] to any other kind of closed platforms right now, mainly because those closed platforms don\u2019t want something like Game Pass,\u201d Spencer said. \u201cThere&#8217;s a ton of open platforms out there for us to grow in: the web, PC, and mobile. So all of our focus, frankly, is on those platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judging by Spencer\u2019s comments, it seems like a discussion did take place about putting Xbox Game Pass on Switch or PS5, but it seems neither Sony or Nintendo were receptive to the idea.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer did go on to say that he understands why Xbox\u2019s rivals may be reluctant to put Microsoft\u2019s service on its platforms, and believes it could be because it disrupts what both Sony and Nintendo are offering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see why the disruption of Game Pass is not something that they want right now,\u201d said Spencer. \u201cIn the end, when we say we want everybody to be able to play on Xbox, we really mean if we can bring that full experience to a device that players want, we are totally open to those discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2 id=\"analysis-it-apos-s-clear-why-sony-and-nintendo-don-apos-t-want-xbox-game-pass\">Analysis: it&#8217;s clear why Sony and Nintendo don&#8217;t want Xbox Game Pass<\/h2>\n<figure class=\" inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Press image of the Nintendo Switch OLED\" class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" onerror=\"if(this.src &amp;&amp; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX.jpg\"\/><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Press image of the Nintendo Switch OLED\" class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" onerror=\"if(this.src &amp;&amp; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Aou3FDUT23yNKm5WyGrsGX.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Nintendo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It isn\u2019t a shock that neither Sony or Nintendo want Xbox Game Pass on its respective platforms, despite the value the service provides to consumers. Unlike Microsoft, whose first-party games are included on Game Pass on day one, both Sony and Nintendo sell its exclusives for full price, with Sony charging $70 \/ \u00a370 for its PS5 exclusives.<\/p>\n<p>Sony also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/gaming\/playstation-now-1213666\/review\">PS Now<\/a> to consider, which could be cannibalized by Game Pass if it was on PS5. PS Now lets users download and play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/gaming\/games-consoles\/sony-ps4-1202432\/review\">PS4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-ps2-games-anniversary\">PS2 games<\/a>, and you can stream PS3 titles should you have decent internet speeds. However, it\u2019s library is made up of older titles and PS Now doesn\u2019t get day one releases like Xbox Game Pass. There\u2019s also no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-ps5-games\">PS5 games<\/a> available on the service currently.<\/p>\n<p>The closest thing Nintendo has to Xbox Game Pass is its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/nintendo-switch-online-release-date-features-and-online-multiplayer\">Nintendo Switch Online membership<\/a>, which lets you play a library of NES and SNES games. It\u2019s easily the weakest offering when compared to Xbox Game Pass and PS Now, but it <em>is <\/em>significantly cheaper and included more as a perk for those who wish to play Switch games online.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unlikely, then, that Nintendo or Sony will change its stance when it comes to allowing Xbox Game Pass on Switch or PS5 in the future due to how it would impact the companies current sales model, but Spencer, at least, remains open to the idea.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-model-name=\"Xbox Game Pass\" data-widget-type=\"review\" data-render-type=\"editorial\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original by Techradar<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/ps5-and-nintendo-switch-wont-get-xbox-game-pass-because-those-platforms-dont-want-it\/\"> &#8211; Click here to read full post <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>Brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\">Online Gaming Gear | Best Gear for Best Gaming Experience<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft\u2019s popular monthly subscription service that lets you download and play hundreds of games, won\u2019t be coming to PS5 or Nintendo Switch anytime soon, according to head of Xbox Phil Spencer. 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