Episode #72: Would YOU Pay Less for Game Pass With Ads?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential future of Game Pass, including ad-supported tiers and other subscription models.

We dive headfirst into the wild future of Game Pass—and things get interesting. From cheaper ad-supported tiers (yeah… ads in your GAME 😳) to Xbox-only game libraries and even a possible Netflix bundle, Xbox is clearly cooking up something big. But here’s the real question: Would YOU sit through ads to save money on Game Pass? Or is that a total immersion killer? We break it all down—everything from perfectly-timed ad breaks (please not during boss fights 🙏) to the dream of a fa...

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael, Ray

Topics covered

• Game Pass
• advertising
• Xbox
• video game subscriptions
• gaming future

Keywords

• Game Pass
• ads
• Xbox
• subscription
• video games
• Netflix bundle
• gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Game Pass, Xbox, Netflix

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