Microsoft has revealed that service growth has slowed dramatically in the last two years
What do you need to know:
- Launched in 2017, the Xbox Game Pass took three years to reach 10 million subscribers (2020);
- In January 2021, he hit 18 million, pointing to a record growth rate of almost 90% year;
- By 2022, Microsoft proudly announced that Game Pass already had 25 million subscribers;
- Everything has changed, however, since then: the service has added only nine million subscribers to total, representing an average annual increase of 18%;
- The report arrives after Microsoft dismiss 1,900 game divisions and announced the arrival of Diablo IVActivision’s first post-market game for Game Pass subscribers-it will be available from March 28.
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Although Big Tech It has not detailed apparent reasons for the fall, in general, the gamer market felt a strong impact on the postpandy-after living a boom driven by forty.
In Brazil, Game Pass offers access to a catalog of exclusive games in various plans. The Ultimate version, for example (gives access to Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold), costs $ 49.99 per month. There is also the option for consoles and PCs, for approximately $ 30.00.
Microsoft will release Xbox games for competitors
During the interview, however, Spencer also released good news and which certainly cheered the gamer universe. Microsoft will launch four unique Xbox games for competing consoles such as PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Announcement was long awaited due to the fusion of Big Tech with Activision Blizzard. Learn more here!
It is worth noting that there is currently no plans to offer the game pass on Sony or Nintendo platforms.