Such acquisitions could make popular franchises, such as Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Diablo and Overwatch available on Xbox Game Pass, increasing the appeal for the Netflix-style subscription service. Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold are both cornerstones to Microsoft’s brand, with Microsoft seemingly investing heavily in the former, agreeing to purchase purchased Activision Blizzard for $70 billion in January of this year, and previously announcing the acquisition of Zenimax Media. Overall, Microsoft will be making core improvements to its service, including better upfront information about price increases, refunds and inactive memberships.ĭespite these issues being raised in the UK, after the initial rollout, these improvements will be soon globally available, Microsoft claimed in a statement (via The Verge).

Moreover, anyone with an existing membership that is inactive will be contacted, and if the inactivity continues the subscription will be halted altogether, although it’s unclear how much time needs to pass before the account will qualify as inactive. These options were previously not available, with users not receiving a refund even if they accidentally kept their subscription running.

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