During the quarterly call with its investors, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S were selling faster than any other Xbox console before.
All the lights are green at Microsoft, which also recalls the indecent popularity of Xbox Game Pass – especially among owners of said new generation consoles.
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“Xbox Series S and X are our fastest-selling consoles with more consoles sold to date than any other generation before [over the same marketing period],” Satya Nadella gargles with his investors.
Very popular new generation consoles therefore (which also explains the difficulty of obtaining one), which are also a real engine for the Xbox Game Pass, continues the CEO of Microsoft.
“We are all about the games. At E3 last month, we unveiled our biggest release slate ever, with 27 titles all of which will be available to Game Pass subscribers.”
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Game Pass subscribers spend more than other gamers
“The Game Pass is growing rapidly and transforming the way people discover games, play games, and connect with each other,” he summarizes again. A real pivot in Microsoft's strategy, in that Game Pass subscribers would play “approximately between 40 to 50% more games; and spend 50% more money than non-subscribers”.
A data that testifies to the insolent growth of the service, because last March Microsoft announced that subscribers spent on average 20% more money than non-members, and discovered 30% more games.
According to the latest official count, the Game Pass would have more than 18 million subscribers. But this figure is from last January. In April, that of 23 million had been advanced by some informants, but not confirmed by Microsoft.
In the future, the company plans to bring its Game Pass to other devices (connected televisions, set-top boxes, etc.) in order to create a new gateway to populations hitherto impervious to gaming. video.
