Xbox Game Pass offers a robust catalogue of games on the Xbox family of systems, on PC, and through mobile streaming. While a big part of the Xbox Game Pass branding is its interconnected nature between its compatible platforms, Microsoft has gone ahead and changed the name of Xbox Game Pass on PC.
Xbox Game Pass on console and on PC are slightly different services from one another. This distinction is not in how they operate or function, but in the library of games they actually offer, with some titles being exclusive to consoles and others only being PC. The main incentive of the service, though, regardless of the platform, is the Xbox Game Pass' Day One release system, where the latest and greatest games coming from Xbox itself are available for download the same day they can be purchased. Recent examples include Forza Horizon 5and Halo Infinite, with many more games on the way.
Microsoft has confirmed the rebranding of Xbox Game Pass' PC subscription in a pair of tweets. Formerly "Xbox Game Pass for PC," the service's title is now simply PC Game Pass, shortening the name and making it more straightforward. "We heard a rumor that we're changing our logo and name. The rumor is true," PC Game Pass writes, the account now having the PC Game Pass name. The follow-up post is a list of mock patch notes, explaining that this change is literally just a presentation change and not a modification to the service itself.
As it stands, there are currently three subscriptions for Xbox Game Pass: Console, PC, and Ultimate. As the name implies, the Console subscriptions gives the benefits of Game Pass solely to Xbox users, while the newly named PC Game Pass does the same for PC, with EA Play added as a bonus. Ultimate members get the most bang for their buck though, it giving players access to Game Pass on both console and PC, Cloud gaming, Xbox Live Gold, and EA Play. It is unclear whether the Ultimate Game Pass subscription will have its name changed at all to accomodate the PC version's change.
This change by Xbox is rather harmless, and makes sense from a branding perspective. In most cases, the service is simply referred to as "Game Pass," so dropping the Xbox in the PC title is not very confusing. Many fans in the comments though would like to see Microsoft improve the Game Pass browser and launcher on PC, it being glitchy and troublesome to use. Xbox Game Pass, or rather, PC Game Pass, is still a valuable service that every gamer should consider using.