Gaben doesn't want it.

Most likely never. Gabe Newell has said they have zero interest in doing one.

The game pass is Microsoft's (and EA's) tool to get exposure, not to replace selling video games. Valve won't sabotage its own business.

It works for EA because they are their own publisher and accepted the financial risk.

It works for Microsoft because Microsoft was willing to foot the bill in advance for the games in the pass. Microsoft is actually taking a net loss to gain exposure in the hopes of selling more games.

Valve doesn't need such exposure. Steam is THE PC platform.

Originally posted by Lucas:

Steam Pass

When will we have a Steam Pass system like Xbox and others?

GabeN doesn't want to add a subscription to Steam, at this time.

GabeN would work with MS to bring Gamepass to Steam or any other dev/pub that wants to add a subscription to Steam, if they want to. The same way they parneted with EA to bring them back to Steam along with EA Play.

https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-has-no-plans-for-a-steam-pass-but-would-help-microsoft-put-game-pass-on-steam/

https://www.ea.com/news/ea-and-valve-partnership

Originally posted by Ettanin:

The game pass is Microsoft's (and EA's) tool to get exposure, not to replace selling video games.

It works for EA because they are their own publisher and accepted the financial risk.

It works for Microsoft because Microsoft was willing to foot the bill in advance for the games in the pass. Microsoft is actually taking a net loss to gain exposure in the hopes of selling more games.

Don't forget Playstation Plus.

some publishers do offer a similar program for their games on steam, but steam as a whole doesnt