Xbox Cloud Gaming is only available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, so while the appeal of cloud gaming might be on rise, it isn’t translating to a significant boost in Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
I would never disrespect anybody who comes to me with concern [like], ‘I’ve got a library of games on Xbox console, I want to make sure I’ll continue to be able to play those games, are we going to still do hardware?
With declining Xbox hardware sales and stagnant Game Pass subscriber numbers though, it seems Microsoft is pinning its hopes on Xbox Cloud Gaming to expand its audience.
Spencer went onto echo concerns around Xbox’s future, before directly addressing worries around its Xbox Game Pass subscription service being detrimental to game ownership.
Speaking on the XboxEra podcast, Spencer explained that while selling games on rival devices means they lose 30% of the sale to the competitor’s storefront, the remaining 70% helps Xbox ‘build great portfolios’ of games.
