The number of registered Xbox paid membership 'Xbox Game Pass' exceeds 18 million



It has been revealed that the number of registered users of '

Xbox Game Pass ', which is a paid membership of Xbox , has exceeded 18 million.

FY21 Q2 --Press Releases --Investor Relations --Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2021-Q2/press-release-webcast

Xbox Game Pass subscribers hit 18 million --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/26/22250795/xbox-game-pass-subscribers-growth-microsoft

Xbox Series X / S launch and Game Pass push Microsoft's quarterly gaming revenue past $ 5 billion --GeekWire
https://www.geekwire.com/2021/xbox-series-x-launch-game-pass-helps-push-microsofts-quarterly-gaming-revenue-past-5-billion/

'Xbox Game Pass,' a paid membership that can be used for Xbox for 850 yen per month, is a great-value membership that includes Xbox Live Gold, which is required to play online games on Xbox . Over 100 games can be played by cloud streaming, and there are also member-only discount services. It was reported that the number of registered Xbox Game Pass members exceeded 15 million as of September 2020, but it became clear that it exceeded 18 million in January 2021. The Xbox Game Pass has grown 3 million users in four months.

Microsoft announced that the number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers exceeded 18 million and the number of monthly active users of Xbox Live exceeded 100 million in the quarterly financial results on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Is revealed. In addition, CEO Nadella said that the Xbox Series X / S was 'the most sold device in the month of release among the terminals sold so far' and said that it was a great success.

According to the quarterly financial results for the second quarter of 2021 (October to December), sales of Microsoft's game division Xbox increased 51% year-on-year to over $ 5 billion (about 520 billion yen). Sales of the Xbox Game Pass also increased by 40% year-on-year to $ 3.5 billion (about 360 billion yen). It was also revealed that 70% of Xbox Series X / S users released in November 2020 are registered for the Xbox Game Pass.



In September 2020, Microsoft will launch Bethesda Softworks, one of the world's largest game publishers, and its parent company, ZeniMax Media, for $ 7.5 billion to enhance the titles it delivers on the Xbox Game Pass. Announced plans to acquire it for about 780 billion yen).

Microsoft acquires DOOM and Fallout Bethesda Softworks, future releases outside of Xbox on a case-by-case basis-GIGAZINE



Since then, it has been reported that Microsoft is seeking to acquire a Japanese game development studio.

Is Microsoft looking to acquire a Japanese game development studio?-GIGAZINE



In addition, the campaign that you can purchase Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is the upper plan of Xbox Game Pass, for 100 yen is running until February 15, 2021, so please check it if you are interested.



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Microsoft announced on January 22, 2021 that it would raise the price of the paid service 'Xbox Live Gold' for playing Xbox online, but due to user backlash, the price increase was canceled during the day of the announcement. I will.

When Microsoft announced a price increase for a paid service for playing Xbox online, it was forced to change its policy not to revise the price due to a fierce repulsion --GIGAZINE

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