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Xbox Game Pass could grow to 200 million subscribers by 2034, analyst Michael Pachter predicts, which is almost double Microsoft's own 2030 forecast.

Independent game developers are having a hard time securing funding for their games, and the lucrative Xbox Game Pass and Epic Store deals are dwindling.

Diablo 4's latest update adds real-time ray-tracing for shadows and reflections, and it's now also available on PC and Xbox Game Pass.

Call of Duty is one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world, but there's still back-end work to be completed before it comes to Xbox Game Pass.

And with that Palworld surpasses Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, and Hogwarts Legacy's Steam records - becoming the 5th most played game of all time.

The director of subscriptions at Ubisoft has said gamers need to get more comfortable with not owning games for the subscription services to expand.

The next mainline game in the Ryu Ga Gotoku series, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, will be a full-priced premium game that doesn't launch on Game Pass.

Xbox gaming chief financial officer Tim Stuart offers a candid outline of Microsoft's video games business and confirms importance of content & services.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer clarifies Microsoft has 'no plans' to bring Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo, but neither are likely to accept anyway.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer discusses how the Japanese video games market has grown since 2020, with PC gaming and Game Pass PC subs expanding rapidly.

Microsoft's new business tactic is paying off in spades as Starfield tops September's best-earning sales charts in the United States based on revenues.

Activision Blizzard offers an update on when recently released and new games will arrive on Game Pass if the merger closes...but it won't be in 2023.

Both first-party and third-party publishers and developers are using Xbox Game Pass to push newer subscription-oriented monetization strategies.

Microsoft defines leadership in the subscription space by pushing Xbox Game Pass past 100 million subscribers, seeks lofty 110m target for XGP service.

Future additional Xbox Game Pass price hikes are 'inevitable,' Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer says as the company prepares for big platform expansion plans.

Microsoft hopes to grow Xbox Game Pass into a must-have subscription that dominates the video games market with $8 billion revenues earned by 2030.

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service reportedly has 30 million subscribers, but regulatory filings indicate that the subscriber count could be much higher.

Game Pass Core, the new replacement for Xbox LIVE, offers access to dozens of pretty high-quality first-party and third-party Xbox games across all genres.

Microsoft has announced it's releasing its own Xbox Credit Card that will come with no annual fee, Game Pass, and many more bonus perks.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer agrees with certain realities of subscriptions and understands why some publishers avoid day Game Pass day one releases.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer cautions fans that it will take a bit of time to get Activision-Blizzard games onto Xbox Game Pass if the merger goes through.

Microsoft has cut its Xbox Game Pass promo in half, with the $1 trial now only offering 14 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate instead of the previous 30 days.

Take-Two Interactive President Karl Slatoff comments on adding games to subscriptions like PlayStation Plus, says that it's an economic opportunity.

Xbox Game Pass play time is up nearly 25% over last year and is seeing record highs for monthly active users, but Microsoft gave no subscriber updates.

Xbox breaks the Game Pass exclusivity requirement, new Sea of Stars game to launch day one on both Game Pass and PlayStation Plus subscription services.

Federal judge overseeing the FTC v Microsoft case believes it is likely that Call of Duty will be Xbox Game Pass exclusive, contrary to Microsoft's offers.

The new Xbox Game Pass price hike has officially taken place on console, and Microsoft has also adjusted the Xbox LIVE -> Game Pass conversion ratios.

Grand Theft Auto V has returned to Xbox Game Pass for the third time, showing that publishers are interested in taking advantage of the subscription.

Xbox Game Pass isn't just a subscription--it's a new transformative business model that is changing consumer buying habits in a very interesting way.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer briefly outlines the general business arrangements that Microsoft makes with developers to bring games to Xbox Game Pass.

By introducing a price increase in its console subscription model, Xbox Game Pass is entering the next phase of its value-oriented business cycle.

Xbox's first-party games are finding impressive success in one of the most important performance measurements of modern gaming: digital player engagement.

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer likens Game Pass to a kind of content fund that helps new experimental games and interesting passion projects hit the market.

Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer reiterates that the value-oriented Xbox Game Pass subscription service and the Xbox business as a whole are profitable.

At a press briefing in Los Angeles, Microsoft indicates that PC Game Pass license entitlements will carry over to NVIDIA's GeForce Now streaming service.

In lieu of the popular $1 trial promo, Microsoft has announced a new Game Pass refer a friend program for subscribers to share with multiple friends.

Xbox executive management responds to recent rumors of Hi-Fi Rush failing to meet expectations, says the game was actually a big hit for the Xbox brand.

Microsoft does not believe Xbox Game Pass does not disrupt its core business, but evidence indicates that the powerful mechanism indeed does just that.

Xbox's Game Pass subscription is expanding its reach to 40 new countries in an early access preview format that includes PC games offered on the service.

Microsoft tells UK regulators at the CMA that titles on Game Pass can see a reduction in full game sales within a year after being added to the service.

Activision apparently has no intention of making its own game subscription or bringing its games to Game Pass or PlayStation Plus if the merger fails.

Microsoft suggests that Sony should disrupt its current business model that emphasizes premium games in order to provide more value to PlayStation Plus.

Xbox Game Pass' day-and-date releases are a 'big missed opportunity for publishers,' GTA parent company sides with Sony's idea of game subscriptions.

Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft should become more creative in how they add value to their respective PS Plus, Switch Online, and Game Pass subscriptions.

Xbox's Phil Spencer comments on the cloud, says it won't replace traditional games hardware and comments about Google Stadia's failure.

Microsoft misses its Game Pass subscriber growth projections in the last year, wanted to increase subscribers by 72% but subscribers only grew 28%

Xbox's Phil Spencer admits that Microsoft may eventually have to raise prices on its gaming products and services, Game Pass likely to be first in line.

Data suggests that the addition of Call of Duty could surge Game Pass subscription value and become a tipping point that skews subscription revenues.

Brazil's CADE regulator approved the Microsoft-Activision merger, but has a myopic view of the growing billion-dollar video game subscription market.

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick delivers interesting comments about subscriptions that could in theory be applied to the video games market.