PC Game Pass Coming to 5 Countries in Southeast Asia Later This Year - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 March 2022 / 1,644 Views
Microsoft announced it plans to launch it subscription service, PC Game Pass, later this year in five countries in Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
It will be available today as a preview in the Xbox Insider app. Players can pay for a trial of PC Game Pass for RM1.00 for the duration of the preview. Participants can provide feedback as Microsoft works on making improvements for the service.
"At Xbox, our mission is simple, to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. Bringing PC Game Pass to new countries in Southeast Asia is an important part of how we will achieve this as we strive to reach billions of player," said Xbox Asia Business Lead Jeremy Hinton.
Senior video game analyst at Niko Partners Daniel Ahmad says their research shows there are over 160 million PC gamers in those markets.
"Our data shows there are over 160 million PC gamers across these markets," said Ahmad. "Subscriptions can lower the barrier of entry for premium PC games."
Xbox is bringing PC Game Pass to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam later this year, with an Xbox Insider preview today
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) March 29, 2022
Our data shows there are over 160 million PC gamers across these markets. Subscriptions can lower the barrier of entry for premium PC games pic.twitter.com/YCMnxuuSUq
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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