However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been talking to Windows Central in a new interview today, and he confirmed that Microsoft doesn't have any plans to bring Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo devices - at least not right now.
"I'll start by saying we have no plans to bring Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo. It's not in our plans."
In the same response, Spencer went on to discuss the importance of Xbox consoles and a desire to "continue to innovate for people who've made the commitment to our hardware platform", pointing out that Xbox Game Pass has been an "important part of the Xbox console identity" and the team will continue to innovate in the console space:
"When I think about investments in things like Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming, cross play, and cross save, and ID@Xbox, all of these things — I want us to continue to innovate, so people on our console feel like we're making investments in console that matches their commitment they're making to us."
From our perspective here at Pure Xbox, if you go back to that Game Pass comment about PlayStation and Nintendo, it definitely reads like mixed messaging when you compare Spencer and Stuart's responses - although they're likely still coming from the same mindset. After all, Microsoft would love to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation and Nintendo at some point (as has been revealed in the past), but actually achieving that goal is easier said than done!
Could it happen one day? Maybe, but in the case of PlayStation in particular, it seems very, very unlikely...
