Microsoft Reportedly Working On Xbox Game Pass Family Plan
New tier would allow five other players to access the Xbox Game Pass library.
Xbox Game Pass is set to receive a long-awaited Family Plan, according to a new report from Windows Central.
Though Microsoft has offered family plans for Xbox Live Gold for many years, Xbox Game Pass has always been a single-account subscription. That's all reportedly changing with an incoming "Family Plan" that will allow users to share the service across multiple consoles and households.
The report states that a higher tier of Xbox Game Pass will allow up to five other players to access the full library – so long as they reside in the same country as the primary account holder. The new plan is expected to make use of Microsoft's existing Family Account system used with services like Office 365.
Whether there will be separate plans for Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass is uncertain at this time. There is also no information regarding pricing, though it's likely to come in at a reasonably cheaper price than paying for the subscriptions individually.
At the cost of $9.99 per month, Xbox Game Pass provides subscribers with a rotating list of games from a variety of publishers, including day one releases for Microsoft's first-party titles at no additional cost. Meanwhile, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate combines the service with Xbox Live Gold for $14.99 a month, giving players access to Xbox's online multiplayer functionality and monthly free games via Games With Gold.
MLB The Show 22 will join Game Pass on April 5, while the point-and-click adventure Chinatown Detective Agency will land on the service on April 7. Microsoft is expecting to announce the remaining April Game Pass releases soon.
Billy Givens is a freelance writer at IGN.
