Spotify opened the ban, although in the music sector, and later Netflix would further popularize the format in video streaming. The services of digital subscription are booming, and the Mountain View company has in Google Play Pass your bet. But not for music or video, where they already have YouTube Premium, but for the games and apps. It is a digital subscription service, but software, and obviously focused on mobile devices Android.
As we progressed Google Play Pass follow the formula of Spotify, Netflix and the like. But in another sector where it is already Apple Arcade -only for videogames, and for iOS-. It is a service on the Google Play Store according to which users can access 'unlimited' to games and apps that, although they are usually available with a 'pay wall', here they fall within a monthly subscription. That is, the user has to pay a fixed fee, and thanks to it you have access to a wide catalog of games and applications. You no longer have to pay for each game or app, but for all.
Google Play Pass, the 'Netflix' of applications and games for Android
Mobile device users Android can access the service Google Play Pass from the apps and games store Google Play Store. They have a free trial period available to find out exactly how it works and to check the extent and quality of the software catalog. And from there, when the trial period is over, then you do have to go through the monthly payment of the quota established by the Mountain View company.
There is a specific catalog of games and applications for Google Play Pass. This means that not all paid software in the Play Store is available in Play Pass. Just a selection of games and apps. And the monthly subscription not only includes the 'initial payment' to download the app or game, but also the cost of the in-app purchases. That is to say, that the 'micro payments' are unlocked in these games, and also in the applications.
For the duration of the service, as long as the monthly fee has been paid, users can access all this software without limits. But, when the contracted monthly payment ends, the applications and games are no longer available on the smartphone or tablet, and then the monthly payment must be paid again. Or, if we have canceled the service permanently, that has no commitment to stay, you would have to pay the price corresponding to the app or game in question.
Google Play Pass now available with 350 games for $ 4,99 per month
The Mountain View company has launched its subscription service Google Play Pass. At the moment it has done so in the United States and without confirming the official date for other countries such as Spain. In the United States, the service comes with a catalog of 350 paid games and applications that, as a Play Pass subscriber, are accessible without any limit and without additional costs. That is, we can play or use the apps without paywalls, without ads and with all in-app purchases unlocked.
As a launch promotion it is offered for $ 1,99 per month and with 10 free days test. In addition, the service can be shared, with the same price, with up to five users within family accounts. It is expected to arrive in Spain with a monthly fee of 4,99 euros, and with the same promotion of 10 days free and 1,99 euros per month during the first year.