Xbox Game Pass now has 34 million subscribers
A new milestone for the service
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One of the most interesting details revealed in the latest episode of theOfficial Xbox Podcastwas thatXbox Game Passnow has 34 million subscribers.
While explaining that the action role-playing game (ARPG)Diablo 4would be coming to the service on March 28, 2024, Xbox president Sarah Bond described the company’s “commitment to make Xbox, the Xbox experience, and the games that we build as widely available as possible,” including for “the 34 million Game Pass members.”
This is a significant chunk of new information considering that the last official figure for the number of Game Pass subscribers was given back in January 2022. At the time it wasover 25 million, suggesting that the service has been growing quite substantially over the last two years.
If you’re not already familiar with the nature ofXbox Game Pass, it’s a game subscription service available forXbox One,Xbox Series X,Xbox Series S, and PC in addition to certain phones and tablets, smart TVs, and some of thebest VR headsetsvia game streaming.
This effectively makes it the gaming equivalent of a video-on-demand subscription service like Netflix, offering subscribers the chance to play a wide selection of titles for a monthly fee. Some of thebest Xbox Game Pass gamesinclude the likes ofForza Horizon 5andSea of Thieves.
Xbox Game Pass is a very compelling offering as a result, especially if you own a recent Xbox console, so it’s perhaps not a huge surprise that the popularity of the service has been on the rise.
The news thatDiablo 4would be joining the service followsMicrosoft’s acquisition of ActivisionBlizzardandthe same podcastrevealed that it is only the first of many Activision Blizzard titles that are coming to the platform.
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This presumably means that the likes of the hugely popularCall of Dutyfirst-person shooter (FPS) series will eventually be available on the service, which would be great news for those looking to play some of thebest FPS gamesfor less.
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Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK’s biggest magazines including PLAY, Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX. Now, when he’s not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.
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