{"id":3946,"date":"2022-01-18T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/18\/xbox-game-pass-has-hit-25-million-subscribers\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T18:21:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:21:06","slug":"xbox-game-pass-has-hit-25-million-subscribers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/18\/xbox-game-pass-has-hit-25-million-subscribers\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Game Pass has hit 25 million subscribers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Game Pass service has reached 25 million subscribers.<\/p>\n

The company revealed the milestone as part of its landmark announcement that it will acquire Activision Blizzard<\/a> in a deal valued at $68.7 billion USD (about $85.96 billion CAD).<\/p>\n

Game Pass is Microsoft\u2019s Netflix-esque service that offers unlimited access to hundreds of games for a single monthly fee. In addition to Xbox consoles, Game Pass is available on PC and mobile devices (via \u2018Cloud Gaming\u2019 streaming). Game Pass on console and PC is priced at $11.99 CAD\/month, while Game Pass Ultimate \u2014 which includes both versions of Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play and Cloud Gaming \u2014 costs $16.99\/month.<\/p>\n

Of course, one of the main reasons why Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard is to bolster Game Pass. In a statement, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said the company will \u201coffer as many Activision Blizzard games as [it] can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, both new titles and games from Activision Blizzard\u2019s incredible catalogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

This means that titles from the likes of the\u00a0Call of Duty<\/em>,\u00a0World of Warcraft<\/em>,\u00a0Tony Hawk\u2019s Pro Skater<\/em>,\u00a0Starcraft\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Crash Bandicoot\u00a0<\/em>franchises could eventually make their way onto Game Pass.<\/p>\n

The payoff of Microsoft\u2019s last major gaming purchase, ZeniMax<\/a>, has also yet to be fully realized. Two major titles from the company\u2019s Bethesda subsidiary, this summer\u2019s Redfall<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and November\u2019s\u00a0Starfield<\/em><\/a>, will launch exclusively on Xbox and PC with day one Game Pass availability. Other games, like last year\u2019s critically acclaimed\u00a0Deathloop<\/em><\/a> and the upcoming Ghostwire: Tokyo<\/em><\/a>, are also expected to come to Xbox following one-year PlayStation exclusivity periods.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that PlayStation is rumoured to launch its own Game Pass-esque subscription service, codenamed \u2018Spartacus<\/a>,\u2019 early this year. Spartacus is said to combine PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now on top of offering an expanded games catalogue that includes PS1 and PS2 games. Should that happen, it remains to be seen how the two services will compete.<\/p>\n

Source: Xbox<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n