“This is taking care of your consumer”: Xbox Gets a Real Win Over PlayStation with Extra Mile Act for Xbox Game Pass Users
Xbox has taken a unique step to enable players to play an game that is going to be removed from Game Pass soon.
Xbox has decided to surprise players in every possible way. Being one of the most popular gaming platforms across the world, Xbox has millions of games to offer, but the most exciting part of Xbox is the Game Pass, where players receive a chance to experience renowned titles for free once they purchase the subscription. Anyway, sometimes games leave Game Pass, like Forza Horizon 4 recently announced.
Initially, this announcement broke the hearts of Forza fans on Game Pass, but Playground Games clearly stated that the fourth installment of the series will be delisted on Xbox and Steam. After this disappointing news, the heartwarming gesture by Xbox has won the hearts of Forza fans.
Xbox has Shown That They Care For the Feelings of Their Customers With a Unique Move That No One Ever Expected
According to the announcement, Forza Horizon 4 will be unavailable on Xbox and the Microsoft Store on December 15, 2024. Hearing this news when fans were frustrated, especially those who had purchased add-on content for the game, suddenly started receiving a message from Xbox with a code to continue playing the Digital Standard Edition of the game, even after the game will be removed from Game Pass.
However, this offer is for those who have a Game Pass subscription and have purchased add-on content. Games often get delisted on gaming platforms because of licensing issues, contract expiration, or partnership problems. But no other platform has ever taken an initiative like this. According to fans, with this move, Xbox has left PlayStation behind, at least on customer support.
Overwhelmed fans commented on this move as an epic way of taking care of consumers.
Fans are indeed happy, and their expressions reveal this part clearly.
Even some players are shocked by this and express that it’s something unexpected from Microsoft.
Players even jokingly ask for free codes from other players.
This is only one instance, but Xbox has another great achievement that has pushed PlayStation another step behind in popularity.
A Recent Steam Report Has Revealed The Increased Popularity of Xbox Over PlayStation in the Last Few Years
The gaming world is ever-increasing, with new gamers joining the universe every day. However, the latest trend is to use controllers for playing all the games, including PC games, that can easily be tackled using the keyboard and mouse. As this trend has become more popular in recent times, Valve published a report that highlights the total use of controllers in playing Steam games.
The Valve blog post has marked the percentages of controller usage, and shockingly, it says, 59% of Steam players use Xbox controllers to play PC games, and only 26% of players use PlayStation controllers. The difference is huge, and according to gamers, the smooth integration of Xbox controllers is the reason behind their using them more.
Though PlayStation still has the lead to sell the most consoles, Xbox is giving a hard fight. At least, the Valve report proves something similar. While in 2028, the percentage of PC gamers using Xbox controllers was only 5%, it has increased to 15% within a few years. The fight will probably be more intense for Sony in the coming years.
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