Earlier this week, we heard via a leaked report that Asha Sharma believes Xbox Game Pass is too expensive and needs a "better value equation", and apparently there are various options under consideration for dealing with that.
As reported by The Verge today, one of the potential options "under consideration" at Xbox is to create a new tier of Game Pass that's exclusive to first-party games from Xbox's own studios. Here's what's said about this:
"I understand one potential option under consideration is a Game Pass subscription tier that only includes games from Microsoft’s own Xbox studios. This would fall under the more flexible system that Sharma hints at. Bundles could also help here. I reported in February that Microsoft is looking at ways to bundle third-party services with Game Pass subscriptions."
The outlet goes on to say that not adding future Call of Duty titles to Xbox Game Pass — as has been rumoured already — is something that's also being considered right now. It's said that there's been an "intense" debate about this internally at Xbox over the past few years, so it seems the decision may rustle some feathers either way!
In terms of the potential first-party only tier for Xbox Game Pass though, would you be interested? If Xbox allowed you to get access to Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Gears of War: E-Day and Halo: Campaign Evolved this year at a relatively low price but with access to zero third-party games on top, would you go for it? It's an interesting one to ponder!