In the face of PS Plus, Microsoft reveals figures for its Xbox Game Pass… which are both reassuring and worrying.

Game news In the face of PS Plus, Microsoft reveals figures for its Xbox Game Pass… which are both reassuring and worrying.

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A clear increase in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions…

Announcements are pouring in from Microsoft! While the IT and video game giant has only refuted the rumours Porting major exclusives to competing consolesHe also took the opportunity to take stock of his financial year, particularly with regard to his subscriptions Xbox Game Pass. The last figures on this topic were communicated in January 2022, before the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and amounted to 25 million subscribers of the service. So, a little over two years have passed since then Microsoft Not giving any news.

But according to The Official Xbox PodcastNumber of subscriptions (incl Game pass core) amount today 34 millionAn increase of about 36% from 2022. Microsoft In 2022 (i.e. subscriptions are projected to increase by 73% for the fiscal year), that remains pretty decent, even if slightly below 47 million. PlayStation Plus In 2023. Nothing to worry about for a service whose list is constantly changing, Especially with the arrival of Diablo IV on Game Pass on March 28th. There is very good news for that MicrosoftAnd especially for PC Game PassAccording to the CEO of J Microsoft GamingA heavy presence has been felt for some time now…

…which has significant consequences on the Xbox series

indeed, Phil SpencerCEO of Microsoft GamingAlready mentioned during an interview the “incredible growth” of Game Pass PC subscriptions in October 2022. The Wall Street Journal. However, the reaction to this growth is reflected on the one hand by the decline in Game Pass subscriptions on consoles, as most users have already subscribed for some time, and on the other hand by sales of models. Xbox series Difficult to compete with PlayStation 5. But that may change soon, as it appears New features are expected in terms of hardware…

Aside from the console Game Pass, players don’t seem to have much interest in this Xbox Cloud Gaming On mobile, that might be a concern considering the projects of J Microsoft On this type of platform. According to the president of Xbox, Sarah Bonda Xbox Gaming Store Supposedly works for mobile devices. An enormous project that may take some time before being realized, especially if we rely on the latest changes at the level ourselves. App StoreWhere it is possible to download applications like now GeForce Now And Xbox Cloud Streaming. If we believe Sarah BondThe aim would be more to create an alternative store rather than relying on already available streaming apps.