One of the biggest changes to the Xbox business in the past five years has been the introduction of the Xbox Game Pass.
“‘[Phil Spencer] wouldn’t take no for an answer,’” Irving added, saying Spencer was at the center of pushing forward with Xbox Game Pass.
Another feature of Xbox Game Pass is being able to access first-party Xbox titles on day one when they’re released.
In a profile by the Wall Street Journal, Xbox Game Pass — a service where for a monthly fee players can download and play from a library of games, including Xbox first-party titles — was born from Microsoft’s success with its cloud service business.