There was rumours of MS wanting to get Game Pass on Switch ages ago, when Minecraft had some minor Xbox Live functionality on Switch IIRC.
Maybe being open about that is a change of strategy, but it’s seemed obvious that MS wants to redefine their role by using Game Pass to become more platform agnostic.
Consoles are loss leaders, if MS could expand their role in the market while cutting down reliance on selling expensive hardware (expensive hardware with no foothold in Japan, a barrier to attracting some big name developers and publishers; and also struggles in Europe, where PlayStation has pretty consistently outsold Xbox), it’d be a clear boon for MS.
There was rumours of MS wanting to get Game Pass on Switch ages ago, when Minecraft had some minor Xbox Live functionality on Switch IIRC.
Maybe being open about that is a change of strategy, but it’s seemed obvious that MS wants to redefine their role by using Game Pass to become more platform agnostic.
Consoles are loss leaders, if MS could expand their role in the market while cutting down reliance on selling expensive hardware (expensive hardware with no foothold in Japan, a barrier to attracting some big name developers and publishers; and also struggles in Europe, where PlayStation has pretty consistently outsold Xbox), it’d be a clear boon for MS.