Valve says it’s prepared to work with Microsoft to convey to Steam. “I don’t think it’s something that we think we need to do ourselves, building a subscription service at this time,” Valve CEO Gabe Newell in a latest interview. “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.”

Newell’s subsequent feedback counsel PC Game Pass received’t come to Steam anytime quickly, however that the 2 firms have had discussions in regards to the risk. “We’ve talked to people there quite a bit about that topic,” he stated. “If your customers want it, then you should figure out how to make it happen. That’s where we’re at.”

While PC Game Pass might by no means come to Steam there’s at the least precedent for Microsoft to comply with. In the summer season of 2020, writer Electronic Arts made EA Play, its subscription service, . It’s price noting, as The Verge factors out, not each EA Play tier is accessible by way of {the marketplace}, and Valve’s 30 p.c minimize of gross sales could possibly be a contentious challenge in any negotiations between itself and Microsoft. For what it is price, Microsoft has additionally expressed an curiosity in getting Steam onto the . Last June, Microsoft’s Panos Panay stated Valve can be “very welcome” on {the marketplace}.