By “That represents a 50 percent rise compared to last year”
- by Ben Kerry
A significant component of Microsoft’s revised strategy to enhance benefits in its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription is to intensify day one launches in that premium tier, and it appears the team asserts that we are discussing a 50% rise in day one Game Pass inclusions over the coming 12 months – and for every subsequent year.
In a discussion with media outlet The Verge, Dustin Blackwell (director of gaming and platform communications at Microsoft) elaborates on the updated strategy to incorporate “more than 75 day one releases” into Game Pass Ultimate annually. Blackwell highlights this as a “50 percent rise” from what the team was previously offering last year, which is quite a substantial leap.
“We’re additionally providing access to over 75 day one releases every year,
That’s a 50 percent increase from the day one titles we offered last year.”
It’s also intriguing that, as noted at the beginning, this new statement implies 75+ day one games will become the standard for every single year ahead. We’ve encountered various iterations of this including just “over the next 12 months” in a few cases, but it’s understandable that the team will strive to maintain this momentum to rationalize the new pricing.
It may be challenging to keep up with all the day one launches arriving at XGP each year, but that ambitious target of 75 certainly seemed impressive when we initially heard it yesterday. This statement provides even further context; a 50% increase is a significant leap in just one year, and Microsoft is likely to find its workload increasing to accommodate all of those in the service, as well as in the years to come. Now we just need to see where the quality stands with these day one inclusions!
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[source theverge.com]
Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, who enjoys action, racing, and straight-up shooting in any Xbox game he can find. When he’s not gripping an Xbox controller like his existence depends on it, Ben dedicates his time to listening to music that dates back too far for him, watching football on television, and likely dining somewhere.