Xbox and Subscription-Based Gaming

The introduction of Xbox GamePass brought something exciting to the gaming industry with day-one releases available to all game pass owners. While at the time an innovative idea it has not been without its long-term shortcomings as Microsoft has leaned hard into the subscription-based model and now it's finally rearing its ugly head. As Microsoft attempts to leave the console industry behind and convert gaming into a cloud-based subscription service that while allowing anyone with a phone and internet access to games, would also remove collection value and ownership from gamers. Microsoft struggles to keep its service afloat, forcing them to raise the price of gamepass.