Xbox boss Phil Spencer said to Games Radar that it’s very unlikely that Xbox Game Pass will come to any closed platforms such as the Nintendo Switch or PlayStation.
There were a number of rumours back in 2019 that the service could be coming to the Nintendo Switch, but negations have most likely fizzled out as Mr. Spencer says “those closed platforms don’t want something like Game Pass” on their systems.
However, he did say that the team is ‘totally open to discussions.’
Phil Spencer noted to Games Radar
We have no plans to bring it [Game Pass] to any other kind of closed platforms right now, mainly because those closed platforms don’t want something like Game Pass.
There’s a ton of open platforms out there for us to grow in: the web, PC, and mobile. So all of our focus, frankly, is on those platforms.
That’s not a slam on anybody else who has a system that works for them. I can see why the disruption of Game Pass is not something that they want right now. In the end, when we say we want everybody to be able to play on Xbox, we really mean if we can bring that full experience to a device that players want, we are totally open to those discussions.
Still Nintendo could be Xbox’s way to get a foot in the door in the Asian market … so who knows what will happen.
