Although game subscription services are on the rise, they are still relatively small to make a global shift in the industry. When looking at numbers, services like Game Pass account for only 4% of gaming revenue in the North American and European markets.

Ampere Analysis has shared some insights on the state of game subscription services as of August 2021. Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass continues to dominate the market.

During Inside Xbox, Microsoft announced the upcoming expansion of the lineup of games on Game Pass. Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, explains how the subscription will change the way games are developed.

Despite Gears 5’s successful release, in general, July-September was not the best period for the Microsoft gaming division.

Mobile carriers are now launching their gaming subscription services. Italian provider TIM has partnered with Gameloft to develop their own platform.

The Xbox Game Pass subscription motivates people to spend more on games. This is according to ID@Xbox regional lead Agostino Simonetta.

A premium games subscription is arriving at Google Play. Google has posted details about its Play Pass subsription platform.

Chat app Discord decided to discontinue Nitro Games, introduced last year as part of its $9.99-per-month Nitro subscription service. The team is very up front about the reason: very few people play these games.

Apple shared more details on the Apple Arcade subscription service, hailed as the “Netflix of games.”

Google is gearing up to release a mobile service that will allow you to play premium games via subscription. It will be called Google Play Pass and will cost $4.99 per month.

There is no denying that subscriptions will once rule the gaming world.

With streaming clearly being the next big thing in gaming, it seems like the subscription model might become the new distribution standard. After all, streaming and subscription go hand in hand in other industries. Video games, though, will not necessarily follow the same pattern. That’s according to Warner. Bros Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad.

Publishers with big portfolios will be able to include their own subscriptions on top of Stadia subscription.

Yesterday, Google announced new details about its streaming platform Stadia, which the company teased 3 months ago. Two types of subscription will be available: paid and free. The paid version is launching this November.

Apple will launch Apple Arcade, its subscription gaming service focusing on manually curated premium titles. Since the platform’s unveiling in March, the company has been looking for the studios to work on Apple Arcade exclusives.