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We also announced today that Game Pass now has more than 25 million subscribers.

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Up from 18m in Jan 21 so 7m in a year.

 

[Plantoid]

Let's see after the next call of duty releases day 1

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

And now put COD on there

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

June of 2023

 

[Tickonsociety]

I can't wait for the playstation game pass competitor

 

[adamsapple]

 

[cormack12]

Hmm, remember Zelnick said 30 million, over estimated by 5 million like but wasn't miles out.

Be interesting to see what this means for Diablo IV personally and from a wide perspective COD etc.

 

[yurinka]

Seems that Halo and Forza logically bumped the subs. Now once they start to add Activision Blizzard games it will grow way more.

Hmm, remember Zelnick said 30 million, over estimated by 5 million like but wasn't miles out.

Be interesting to see what this means for Diablo IV personally and from a wide perspective COD etc.

25 is now, after Halo and Forza. Back then Phil corrected him saying that 18M was the most recent number they had. Zelnick pretty like was trolling his friend Phile since he knew that MS didn't achieve their target back then but he very likely knew that Halo and Forza would increase it, and with Activision Blizzard would go way beyond the 30M.

 

[reksveks]

21bn end of July, 25bn in Jan so thats 4m in 5months.

 

[skit_data]

Oh damn, this is huge.

Edit: I mean the Activision-Blizzard news, how is it not in the thread title?

 

[Jaybe]

At what time do we expect new games MS games to only be available via a Game Pass subscription and to no longer be purchasable separately?

 

[reksveks]

Oh damn, this is huge.

Edit: I mean the Activision-Blizzard news, how is it not in the thread title?

there is another thread for that.

 

[MightySquirrel]

Wouldn't surprise me, if the number would double just before STARFIELD.

 

[Chukhopops]

At what time do we expect new games MS games to only be available via a Game Pass subscription and to no longer be purchasable separately?

Around the time Disney stops selling their movies on Blu-Ray and makes them exclusive to Disney+

 

[AJUMP23]

Imagine how much it grows when they throw COD on there as an exclusive.

 

[MonarchJT]

game over

 

[Lognor]

June of 2023

Ohhh that's a long time from now. I don't see much in the near term that will help game pass grow. I'm sure forza and halo pushed those numbers significantly. What's next to help move the needle?

 

[rapid32.5]

Most Software we can buy.

 

[smbu2000]

Oh damn, this is huge.

Edit: I mean the Activision-Blizzard news, how is it not in the thread title?

The several pages long “Breaking: The WSJ reports that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard” is for discussion about that topic.

 

[Haggard]

Now all MS has to do is buy Sony and put their games on PC-Gamepass, too.

Then I`d never have to bother buying a console again or pay more than 10 bucks for a game.....
Ah, one can dream.

 

[Sanepar]

That`s why they need big publishers. They have 55mi xbox one, 12 mi xbox series + PC and only 25 mi subscribers to gamepass in 5 years.

 

[reksveks]

That`s why they need big publishers. They have 55mi xbox one, 12 mi xbox series + PC and only 25 mi subscribers to gamepass in 5 years.

Its roughly in line with PS+ numbers in terms of attachments, 120 PS4, ~18m PS5 and they have ~47m PS+ users

Doing bad math cause there is obviously an overlap between X1 users and XS users and similarly on the PS side
25/67 = 37%
47/138 = 34%

There are obviously factors like PC that its hard to account for or the average price of the subscriber.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

It honestly doesn’t matter anymore.

A $70b purchase makes GamePass a 20 year investment.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I can't wait for the playstation game pass competitor

Expect to be disappointed, they don't have the money for that. This would make sense if Sony was taken over by a much bigger company like Apple and given funds to start challenging Microsoft at their game using the PS brand.

 

[worldwithpyramids]

How many of those subs are $1 trials. I've been on $1 trials for like two years now.

 

[Tickonsociety]

Expect to be disappointed, they don't have the money for that. This would make sense if Sony was taken over by a much bigger company like Apple and given funds to start challenging Microsoft at their game using the PS brand.

I think that they have a large enough backlog with plenty of quality titles as to where they don't need to acquire studios to bolster its library.

 

[dem]

Everyone better load up that gamepass account while you can...

 

[chonga]

Looking forward to all the people who were adamant it was 30 million and it was not a lie and he did know the figures either eating that crow or accepting that Microsoft has lost 1 in 6 of it's subscribers in just 4 months.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[ZywyPL]

At what time do we expect new games MS games to only be available via a Game Pass subscription and to no longer be purchasable separately?

Doesn't make much sense, think of it this way - MS gets money from GP subs anyway, but whenever someone decides to purchase the game, it's basically double dipping, someone gives them extra cash for the games they can already play on GP.

 

[pasterpl]

This year starfield, stalker 2 and lots more games will get it to approx 40m, in 2023 when activism on games will start to drop exclusively for Xbox then we will see it going to over 50m

 

[Gameplaylover]

How many of those subs are $1 trials. I've been on $1 trials for like two years now.

I GAF told me anything it's the answer to that question: ALL of them.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Thats a lot of millions per month. No wonder they had so much money to buy Activision. We are in the endgame now. Lets see Sony's move now. 80 euros for a game is dumb as shit especially in these tough times.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Ohhh that's a long time from now. I don't see much in the near term that will help game pass grow. I'm sure forza and halo pushed those numbers significantly. What's next to help move the needle?

That's only a little over a year away. But then I would assume Diablo 4, COD 45 and Overwatch 2 will be multi-platform since those games should come out before June 2023. But MS will get the $ though since Sony will be charging $70 + tax for those games.

 

[ckaneo]

Logically speaking, why not make every WOW subscriber into a gamepass subscriber.

 

[Deerock71]

Microsoft is swole nao.

 

[Gamezone]

Microsoft should make some sort of profitable agreement with Valve and release Gamepass on Steam. That'll boost their numbers.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Subscribed to gamepass a couple times through suggestions it jams games into your schedule if you allow it, I wonder what game service has the most subscribers ever.

 

[octiny]

MS came out firing in every direction today

 

[JLB]

Ohhh that's a long time from now. I don't see much in the near term that will help game pass grow. I'm sure forza and halo pushed those numbers significantly. What's next to help move the needle?

Basically marketing and brand recognition. The service is fantastic as it is right now.
Also, I guess that even if the deal with Acti will be completed next year, MS could do so specific deals for 2022, in the form to CODs and Diablos.

 

[Kenshin775]

Ohhh that's a long time from now. I don't see much in the near term that will help game pass grow. I'm sure forza and halo pushed those numbers significantly. What's next to help move the needle?

If the consoles are more widely available and I think the Series S will be soon. Then I can see MS dropping 2-2.5 billion to get all of EA sports games and NBA2k on Gamepass Day 1. Starfield, Redfall, Forza Motorsport 8, UFC, NHL, PGA, Madden, Fifa, NBA2k in 2H 2022. That will drive subscriptions through the roof.

 

[Lognor]

Basically marketing and brand recognition. The service is fantastic as it is right now.
Also, I guess that even if the deal with Acti will be completed next year, MS could do so specific deals for 2022, in the form to CODs and Diablos.

That's true. Maybe we will get some Activision content soon on Game Pass as a part of this deal? With Bethesda they put a ton of content on Game Pass after the acquisition was finalized, but it looks like Doom Eternal did come to Game Pass shortly after the acquisition was first announced. I could be up for some Call of Duty! Haven't played any COD games since the PS3 days!

 

[reksveks]

If the consoles are more widely available and I think the Series S will be soon. Then I can see MS dropping 2-2.5 billion to get all of EA sports games and NBA2k on Gamepass Day 1. Starfield, Redfall, Forza Motorsport 8, UFC, NHL, PGA, Madden, Fifa, NBA2k in 2H 2022. That will drive subscriptions through the roof.

Basically give fifa and nba2k for significantly cheaper than ps owners and you are sorted.

 

[dorkimoe]

I can’t believe they haven’t raised the price of gamepass. It’s a fucking steal.

 

[R6Rider]

Now all MS has to do is buy Sony and put their games on PC-Gamepass, too.

Then I`d never have to bother buying a console again or pay more than 10 bucks for a game.....
Ah, one can dream.

Imagine thinking that situation is a good thing.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I can’t believe they haven’t raised the price of gamepass. It’s a fucking steal.

Not yet.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Let's see after the next call of duty releases day 1

 

[Lt.Calley]

i haven't played any cod campaign since ghosts, look forward to playing them on gamepass for "free"

 

[Leyasu]

Great service, been a sub for ages now. Once tried, there is no going back

 

[rofif]

That shit is 1 dollar every 3 months.... Like cmon. And I've still only played maybe 3 gamepass games in 2 years