Friday, August 24, 2018

MSFT's Money Machine

Microsoft is planning to unveil an Xbox All Access service
that will bundle the company’s Xbox One consoles with
Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass for a monthly fee. Code-
named Project Largo, Microsoft has been working towards
the subscription service in recent months. Sources familiar
with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that both the Xbox One
S and Xbox One X will be offered as a subscription, and that
Microsoft is planning to offer its Xbox One X bundled with
Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for $34.99 per month
over 24 months.

The subscription will be available from Microsoft’s retail stores,
and the company is also working with PC makers to try and
offer this bundle elsewhere. Windows Central reported on
Xbox All Access today, after I teased details of the new service
three weeks ago. Microsoft will limit its Xbox All Access service
to US consumers initially, but if it’s successful then it could appear
in other markets in the future. Microsoft also offered a subsidized
Xbox 360 bundle with Xbox Live Gold more than six years ago.

Microsoft is also working on a new Xbox accessory codenamed
Washburn. The software maker had planned to unveil the $149
accessory at Gamescom this week, and accidentally teased an
all-new Xbox hardware” announcement before the company’s
plans changed. The mysterious accessory is due to launch in
October, just after Microsoft’s launch of Forza Horizon 4. It’s not
an Xbox Elite successor, but expect the company to detail its new

hardware accessory soon.

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