DECRYPTION – For Sony and Microsoft, the boundaries between consoles, PCs and mobiles will disappear and the subscription will weigh as much as the sale of machines.
Access the latest games from Microsoft, Bethesda and soon Activision directly on your television, without needing to own the appropriate console. This announcement, which might have seemed unreal five years ago, will become a reality from June 30 on Samsung connected televisions. The Korean manufacturer, whose market share can exceed 40% in some countries, has entered into a partnership with Microsoft to distribute its Xbox Game Pass service on its latest generation televisions. Goodbye the obligation to buy a gaming machine at 500 euros. The player will only have to subscribe to a subscription at 13 euros per month to access in streaming the hundred recent video games of the service, which today has 25 million subscribers.
This partnership, which will be followed by others, illustrates Microsoft’s philosophy. “We’re creating a platform that can reach billions of gamers on console, PC, or via streaming, so everyone can play…
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