

A new, PC-only version of the service launched at E3 ($5/month while it's in beta) alongside something called the "Game Pass Ultimate" subscription, which gives you both versions of Game Pass plus Xbox Live Gold for $14.99 monthly. Let's unpack this real quick: Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that gives you free, downloadable access to a growing library of more than 100 games for $10/month. Specifically, how Xbox Live Gold subscriptions can continue to exist in their present form alongside Xbox Game Pass and its new PC-friendly counterpart. In this case, the question related to Xbox Game Pass. I always appreciate the ego boost, but "That's a really good question" is often code for "I need a minute to properly frame the non-answer I'm about to offer you." Either that, or "Let's move on." It's something I was told multiple times during a chat at E3 2019 with Liz Hamren, Corporate Vice President of Gaming Experiences and Platforms at Microsoft and Jason Beaumont, program manager for Xbox Game Pass.

Five words a reporter never wants to hear during an interview: "That's a really good question."
