Game news Faced with PS Plus, Microsoft reveals the figures for its Xbox Game Pass… which are both reassuring and worrying
Published on 02/16/2024 at 6:55 p.m.
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Microsoft reveals everything! From potential exclusive ports to Xbox Game Pass figures, Microsoft is laying its cards on the table regarding the future of the company. Moreover, even if the increase in Game Pass subscriptions is already quite marked, it is still likely to evolve with the arrival of a major game on the service!
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A clear increase in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions…
It’s raining announcements from Microsoft! While the IT and video game giant has just cut short rumors of porting major exclusives to competing consoleshe also took the opportunity to take stock of his fiscal year, particularly with regard to subscriptions to the Xbox Game Pass. The last figures communicated on this subject dated January 2022, just before the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and amounted to 25 million subscribers to the service. So a little over two years have passed since then, without Microsoft doesn’t give any news.
But according to the official Xbox podcastthe number of subscriptions (including Game Pass Core) today amounts to 34 millionsan increase of around 36% since 2022. Even if these figures do not really live up to the astronomical forecasts made by Microsoft in 2022 (i.e. an increase in subscriptions estimated at 73% for the fiscal year), it remains very correct for a service whose catalog is constantly changing, especially with the arrival of Diablo IV on Game Pass on March 28. Very good news for Microsoftand especially for the Game Pass PCwhich, according to the CEO of Microsoft Gaminghas been experiencing strong attendance for some time…
…which has notable consequences on the Xbox Series
Indeed, Phil Spencerthe CEO of Microsoft Gamingalready mentioned the “incredible growth” of Game Pass PC subscriptions in October 2022 during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. However, the backlash to this growth is reflected in a drop in Game Pass subscriptions on console, on the one hand because the majority of users have already subscribed for a while, and on the other hand because the sales of the models Xbox Series have difficulty competing with the PlayStation 5. But that could soon change, as it appears that new features are to be expected in terms of hardware…
Besides the console Game Pass, players don’t seem very interested in the Xbox Cloud Gaming on mobile, which can be worrying in view of the projects of Microsoft on this type of platform. According to the president of Xbox, Sarah Bondand Xbox Gaming Store reportedly in the works for mobile devices. A colossal project which could well take some time before materializing, especially if we base ourselves on the latest changes at the level of l’App Storewhere it is now possible to download applications like GeForce Now et Xbox Cloud Streaming. If we believe Sarah Bondthe objective would be more to create an alternative store rather than relying on streaming applications already in place.
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