Xbox adds Netflix-style videogame subscriptions


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 25 May 2017

BUSTED: Prosecutors said the ring hacked into the computer networks of Microsoft and some of its partners between January 2011 and March 2014 to steal source code, technical specifications and other information for the Xbox One gaming console, which had not been released at the time of the attacks. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft launched a subscription service for Xbox, letting players pay a monthly fee for access to a library of videogames for its console. 

People who already subscribe to an Xbox Gold service can pay an extra US$10 (RM43) monthly for the new “Game Pass,” which will be available at the same cost to console users with Live accounts in any of 31 markets around the world at the start of June, according to product marketing director Parimal Deshpande. 

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


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