Rumor: Microsoft Is Reportedly Planning a Major Xbox Game Pass Overhaul

Fortune reports that Microsoft CEO Asha Sharma wants to turn Xbox Game Pass from a single-price subscription into a tiered à la carte model where players pick add-ons such as cloud gaming, multiplayer, or console-only games. The report also says the rest of Xbox's first-party games could be pulled from day-one availability, while Microsoft is already testing an ad-supported Game Pass tier. Leaked internal charts reportedly showed Microsoft once aimed for over 100 million subscribers, but growth plateaued around 35 million.