Microsoft changes name of gamepass

Gamestop have revealed some details early!

[purple101]

"gamepass" is also trending all over twitter / x.com and multiple sites have the news or different versions of the same news.

[RaidenBlack]

Is gamepass coming to other consoles?
Seems bizarre if true

[purple101]

I doubt anyone would have them own their systems, but it shows maybe m$ is changing the name,
it also shows their having a 'demo day' at gamestop

it also shows gamestop lost their minds, I thought they were in the business of selling physical games, now they promoting gamepass, something weird definitely afoot here.

[thorstein]

MS is doing a handheld (rumor?) probably akin to Steamdeck. They keep the game pass.

I doubt Gamepass goes to PS or Switch. That doesn't mean the games can't go there.

There will be a ton of outdated comments come next week.

[Eonjay]

Snap. GP is coming to other consoles. Okay. I get it. Also, like predicted, Xbox isn't going anywhere.
Heads up get ready for the next round of meltdowns in 3...2...1...

[crazyCoconuts]

I don't know... If MS really just took the Xbox branding off of GamePass, not sure "Xbox isn't going anywhere" is the conclusion I would draw.

[Eonjay]

Microsoft is adding other platforms to their base of consumers... they aren't looking to get rid of any consumers. Thats the way I understand this. And thats the way we have to start thinking about this now... its Microsoft... not Xbox. But Xbox is part of their plan just like PlayStation and just like whatever Nintendo makes next, just like PC. This is just how I am reading the tea leaves.

[Lightning77]

It's fake. GameStop just made that up. Themselves. It's been debunked. As usual every every Xbox fan went into melt down. I dunno how many heart attacks they've had this past week.....

Are y'all serious? It's still called Xbox Gamepass. I dunno what GameStop is doing.

[Hofstaderman]

Next week is going to be very interesting....

[Profchaos]

@lightning any more info to point to the debunk I mean It seems like a simple mistake but yeah

[fr0sty]

Lightning gonna need some serious copium after this one... lol. If you have proof it was debunked, provide it, otherwise it's just you having a knee jerk reaction and not wanting to accept the reality in front of you.

[Lightning77]

Copium what hell are you.. Wow really show me where it's confirmed? There's nothing to link credible sources on Twitter says it's not real a typo or something they made up, N4G link is X. N4G never approves anything from X but suddenly are now.

It's fake.

@Frost don't respond to me with ignorance. What reality am I not accepting?

[Christopher]

*** It's fake. ***

Not fake. Sites said that GameStop removed the advert, not that it didn't exist.

[fr0sty]

@lightning Reality, that's what you're not accepting. Start doing exercises lifting those goal posts, you're going to be running all over the field with them next week.

[Angyobangyo]

Any sane person knows it isn't going anywhere. Looks like they're shifting their business in a new direction.

[fr0sty]

A new direction would classify as "going somewhere"...

[Obscure_Observer]

"Heads up get ready for the next round of meltdowns in 3...2...1..."

Meltdowns over fake news?

[fr0sty]

Can't call it fake unless you can disprove it. Otherwise, you're the one having the meltdown.

[shinoff2183]

The name thing, or the game thing. The game thing is definitely happening. Might not be all. That's seems a bit far fetched but games are definitely coming or ms would've denied this sh Sunday night

[Obscure_Observer]

@fr0sty

"Can't call it fake unless you can disprove it. Otherwise, you're the one having the meltdown."

Lol

Whatever you say, dude

Here goes nothing:

1st update 7 February 2024 at 10pm: citing some unspecified sources, Jez Corden of WindowsCentral believes that the wording “Microsoft Game Pass” was invented completely by GameStop and that there is nothing official about it. We are still waiting for a clarification from Microsoft.

2nd update 8 February 2024 at 00:05: GameStop has eliminated the banners with the wording Microsoft Game Pass from social media, perhaps because it was truly the result of an error. WindowsCentral’s Jez Corden reiterates that it was a typo of those responsible for the chain.

https://news.italy24.press/...

Now, take a deep breath, relax, and just wait for next week´s event. ;)

[Christopher]

***citing some unspecified sources, Jez Corden of WindowsCentral believes that the wording “Microsoft Game Pass” was invented completely by GameStop and that there is nothing official about it. We are still waiting for a clarification from Microsoft. ***

Someone's opinion on the rumor doesn't debunk the rumor.

Look, I'm not sitting here calling this anything but a rumor, but GameStop doesn't have interns pushing major updates to their site with random filler text. That's not how that works. Someone could have made a mistake, but this isn't something to ignore because GameStop hasn't denied it, only removed it.

[helicoptergirl]

I think it's a mistake. Even EA made the same mistake in March of Last Year in an official post. Still gonna be Xbox Game Pass and it's not going to change or go anywhere. I think that

https://twitter.com/Wario64...

[Cacabunga]

Very childish comment..

[helicoptergirl]

Same error was made by EA in March of Last Year

https://twitter.com/Wario64...

[gold_drake]

thats a bold statement, just because of a simple name change haha.
but pop off i guess ha.

and you are kinda asking for meltdowns to happen, if i would have said that, my comment would have been flagged as "spam" for trolling, the second i typed it ha.

[MrNinosan]

Did anyone say Xbox is going anywhere?
What's been said is that Xbox has a hardware company will disappear and go Third Party, which this also implies, no?

[Obscure_Observer]

"What's been said is that Xbox has a hardware company will disappear and go Third Party, which this also implies, no?"

No.

Last time I checked 55% of all Gamepass subscribers were Ultimate Tier subscribers which means XBOX CONSOLE subscribers.

You got be out of your mind if you think Xbox is leaving the console business just to hand it over to Sony.

Phil might throw a bone at Playstation and Nintendo players here and there, but that´s it.

[-Foxtrot]

Get your new Microsoft Series X console today and it will include 12 Months of Microsoft Game Pass free.

[darthv72]

Nah... they gonna keep xbox brand. It just makes more sense to call the service MS Game Pass because it encompasses console, PC, mobile, and cloud. The original name of xbox game pass as well as PC game pass where too specific. Having one name for all is better... more inclusive.

[fr0sty]

They have no reason to keep the Xbox brand. It has done nothing but lose them money. They make their money selling games and subscriptions, not Xboxes.

[shinoff2183]

Pc and Xbox gamepass were different though. On pc gamepass I can download fallout 3 and new vegas goty editions where as on my series x I only can get the vanilla fallout 3 and new vegas. I was pretty bummed about that one. I never did get to finish all the new vegas dlc.

[crazyCoconuts]

Agree with @frosty. AND why wouldn't MS want to distance themselves from a product that has been in last place for so long, and debatably (depending on our "business update") is about to go on life support with little future investment.

[darthv72]

@fr0sty... this is true. They dont rely on xbox hardware like sony does with PS... but that doesnt mean they should drop it all together. they also sell mice and keyboards, should they drop those because logitech sells more? Or how about tablets, or how about headphones...? There will always be another outfit that can sell something more popular than what MS sells but they still sell and bring in that little bit of extra income.

Many like to use Zune as some sort of example of a failed MS hardware project but they never realize that practically every MP3 player on the market was affected by the explosion in popularity that was the ipod. Archos, Creative, Sony... all of them had better players that failed compared to the ipod.

[Christopher]

More than likely to be used to help sell better on PC than anything else. But also helpful when they move to mobile cloud-based Game Pass under big parent umbrella.

[Barlos]

No thanks. You couldn't pay me to own an Xbox

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Microsoft gamepass? Incidating to get third party publisher in the future? Nah according to gamestop it's false.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Should call it, "Microsoft game franchise monopoly pass."

That way, it covers all the things they have done and will do.

[InUrFoxHole]

Zinger bro... zinger...

[banditz]

https://twitter.com/jezcord...

[Christopher]

https://imgur.com/DVROTlz

[banditz]

https://imgur.com/QbzKTQW

[helicoptergirl]

Same mistake was made by EA a year ago. I think it's en error

https://twitter.com/Wario64...

[Christopher]

Oh, so his anonymous source he only mentions in his curated Twitter feed is more credible than the actual rumor? That's not a debunk.

[crazyCoconuts]

I mean, it's all in the highly speculative category.
Doesn't make it any less fun to talk about 😊

[crazyCoconuts]

@cfe - fwiw, there's been tons of rumor articles killed here over the last few weeks that are being discussed avidly in other places. Fact is, there just aren't as many rumors going around about Sony right now and the Internet is on fire with Xbox.

[repsahj]

Microsoft gamepass..... So Steam already has a competition.

[bleedsoe9mm]

How did this get approved its already been debunked

[Christopher]

Source?

[1Victor]

@bleed: “ How did this get approved its already been debunked”
It not debunked till Microsoft comes out and say otherwise

[Profchaos]

It could simply just be a mistake made by someone on the GameStop team.

Could it indicate a rebrand maybe since Microsoft loves rebranding stuff.

However one of the core reasons the Xbox team were against calling the system the Microsoft Xbox was because it was lame as they said in their retrospective also the marketing team had some really bad naming suggestions. I think that opinion is still valid Microsoft gamepass sucks as a name I think windows office and worse of all excel not games outside of flight simulator

We will find out next week.

[RhinoGamer88]

This service name change took over 20 meetings, 15 powerpoints, three offsite executive retreats, and five focus group studies. #failupward

[Rebel_Scum]

N4G the new square advert in the top left hand corner on mobile is waaaay too big. Combined with the footer ad there’s barely any screen left.

[Christopher]

Hi! This is an issue with the current ad provider. The site will be switching ad providers on Monday.

[Rebel_Scum]

Thanks mate!

[Father__Merrin]

I've just posted that on another post. Mine has large ad on left that covers screen and an auto video playing in bottom right.

I've just logged on with Opera GX browser no issues

[1Victor]

I got 3 add/popup blockers in my iphone and they’re doing magic for me in that regard.
.
Ether way next week we’ll know for sure if it was a mistake or a leak in MS ship. 🤷🏿

[MontyeKristo]

It really is very frustrating. Mobile is how I view this site 98% of the time and it's just really gone downhill and has several issues/frustrations. Very frustrating to visit this site, anymore.

It's gotten worse, too, since this new "group" took over..

[Father__Merrin]

Recall all recent acquisition by Microsoft and how PS is doomed. Lol its all backfiring on them reap what you sow

[poppatron]

If the only way people will be able to play gears of war on ps5 is by subscribing to gamepass I think it could be a bit of a waste of time. You’ll get people signing up briefly to play anything in the catalogue they feel they’ve missed out on (which won’t be the everything and certainly won’t have heavy hitters day one) then sacking it off. Gamepass and psplus out do and one up each other frequently at this point, I use both intermittently but only subscribe to one at a time. Overwhelmingly that tends to be psplus most regularly.

Is signing up to another sub to play gears, forza, halo, redfall and Starfield? From experience of each, I can say no, it’s absolutely not.

[EvertonFC]

Looking FWD to this business event, hopefully good news for all.

[terstomp]

All Microsoft cares about are subscriptions, the money... subscriptions to Gamepass or whatever they change the name to. Microsoft does not care about the games or gaming, its the just subscriptions fees. Microsoft has worked out that this is where the easy money is. Lock people in paying forever.

[GamingSinceForever]

I’m thinking GameStop removed the banner because Microsoft wanted to be the first to announce the name change next week when Phil Spencer speaks. Looks like the cat is out of the bag now.

[purple101]

you may well be right.

can you imagine, "get Microsoft gamepass, 3 months free with your office 365 student edition"

[Aussiesummer]

seems like the rumours may be true, name change to better fit on other systems.

[Silly Mammo]

GamePass is changing its name to GamePass One Series XS or some such nonsense

[XBManiac]

Microsoft Game Pass for Nintendo Switch could make some money to fill the gap (the money gap of 170.000 million dollars Xbox has gained).

[rippermcrip]

Anyone thinking GP is coming to other consoles is living in a dream world.

You have to understand that there are contracts between Microsoft and all the game makers. Those would all have to be redone and they'd have to pay a shit ton of money. If they paid 10 million to a company to get a game on Xbox... they'd have to pay another 30 million to allow it on Playstation.

[neomahi]

So what? You think they're gonna put Game Pass on PS5 and Switch? I don't think they want to drop the Xbox brand, that would be stupid. Microsoft Game Studios? No, they're better off keeping the Xbox brand. I still don't see what this has to do with anything. Even if they go third-party next week, which if they're going through all of this effort to put it off to next week, that means they need to lay the foundation for this otherwise Phil Spencer wouldve flat out dispelled the rumors.

The other option is they see this as great marketing to build the name and jazz up anticipation and they'll announce their mid-gen console to try and beat Sony too it

[PhillyDonJawn]

People must really want Gamepass cause idk where ppl getting these wild theories from

[Redemption-64]

Is anybody else getting all these stupid ads popping up that covers things to read?