
Xbox Game Pass would pose a bit more of an issue as sometimes different versions of games appear on the service as opposed to digital storefronts. Not only did Microsoft stop selling its games exclusively through the Microsoft Store and start selling them on Steam, but Bethesda also said it was forgoing its own launcher to also put their games on Steam going forward. Xbox Game Pass being part of Steam's future isn't so out of reason as Valve and Microsoft have been working together in a much greater capacity recently. He also said that openness is 'PC's superpower." These comments align with Newell's previous comments that pushed back against closed platforms. "But for their customers it's clearly a popular option, and we'd be more than happy to work with them to get that on Steam."

"I don't think it's something that we think we need to do ourselves, building a subscription service at this time," Newell said.
