Game Pass Is Reportedly Back Down To 30 Million Subscribers
Xbox Game Pass has reportedly fallen to 30 million subscribers as the new CEO admits the service's strategy has not worked out.
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📍 How it ended
Xbox Game Pass reportedly fell to 30 million subscribers after a price cut, missing Microsoft's 77 million goal by a wide margin. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted the company's big bet on the service failed.
Epilogue added 18d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Xbox Game Pass has reportedly seen a decline in its user base, with current subscriber numbers estimated at around 30 million. The new Xbox CEO has acknowledged that the company's bet on the service has not worked out.
Coverage from VGChartz, Kotaku, GameSpot, and Insider Gaming emphasizes that the service failed to grow at the pace Microsoft had originally planned. The reports highlight a discrepancy between internal expectations and actual growth.
Future developments may center on how the new CEO intends to address the service's lack of growth and the current subscriber count.
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Quick answers
How many subscribers does Game Pass reportedly have?
According to coverage from VGChartz and Kotaku, it has around 30 million subscribers.
What has the new Xbox CEO stated regarding the service?
The CEO admitted that the Game Pass bet has not worked out.
Why is the current growth considered a failure?
Insider Gaming reports that Game Pass did not grow at the pace Microsoft had planned.
Coverage (12)
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Admits Microsoft Big Bet on Game Pass Has Failed IGN · 20d ago
- Xbox Game Pass Reportedly Doing Much Worse Than Expected IMDb · 21d ago
- It’s the end of an era for millions of Xbox Game Pass users Polygon.com · 21d ago
- Xbox Game Pass Reportedly Misses Microsoft’s Subscriber Target by a Wide Margin TwistedVoxel · 21d ago
- Microsoft's latest Game Pass numbers are officially a disaster Polygon.com · 21d ago
- Xbox Game Pass has 30 million subscribers after price cut, well short of 77 mil goal Notebookcheck · 21d ago
- Xbox Game Pass Subscriber Numbers Reportedly Fail to Hit Outrageous Expectations ComicBook.com · 21d ago
- XBOX Game Pass User Count Hasn’t Grown In Years Insider Gaming · 21d ago
- Game Pass Reportedly Has Around 30 million Subscribers VGChartz · 21d ago
- XBOX Game Pass Didn’t ‘Grow At The Pace’ Microsoft Had Planned Insider Gaming · 21d ago
- New Xbox CEO Admits Game Pass Bet Has Not Worked Out GameSpot · 21d ago
- Game Pass Is Reportedly Back Down To 30 Million Subscribers Kotaku · 21d ago
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