On a day of major announcements for Microsoft and the Xbox brand with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard unveiled<\/a>, Phil Spencer also revealed that Xbox Game Pass has reached over 25 million subscribers. This is a seemingly minor note in the post detailing<\/a> Microsoft’s new suite of studios and brands, but one no doubt featured to set the service’s starting point before Activision Blizzard’s titles are added to its catalog.<\/p>
In the 2021 fiscal year, the company failed to reach its goal<\/a> of 48 percent growth, which was already a much lower expectation than that of the previous year. The acquisition of Activision Blizzard is a chance to turn the narrative around and expand upon the 25 million subscriber milestone it has begun the year with.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
