![]() ![]() The company is getting more subscribers to play on PCs - that number has tripled since last November, Xbox said. Xbox hasn't updated subscriber numbers since then and last month Kotaku reported some gaming writers and tastemakers said they may drop Game Pass at least temporarily as they wait for big game releases that have been delayed until next year, like two highly anticipated upcoming games from Xbox's Bethesda Softworks studio. Game Pass has 25 million subscribers, Microsoft said in January. ![]() The agreement, announced Thursday, is part of an effort by Microsoft's Xbox business to keep expanding beyond the console and to get more gamers to pony up for Game Pass, a monthly service that helps smooth revenue fluctuations in an industry driven by big-hit titles. “That's just fundamental to where Xbox is going.” ![]() “We're building a platform that can reach billions of players, whether it's on console, whether it's on PC, whether it's through Xbox cloud streaming,” said Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of Microsoft Gaming. That expands the cloud-gaming features, which let users play on various devices and are presently only available for Game Pass titles. ![]() Later this year, Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to play some of the games they already own using the cloud and without a download, even if the games aren't currently in the Game Pass library. ![]()
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