A journalist and market data expert has suggested that Game Pass launches help boost PS5 game sales more than they help Xbox. Christopher Dring, formerly of GameIndustry.biz, revealed during a Q&A session with Install Base Forum that games launching on Microsoft’s subscription service can lose up to 80% of their expected premium sales on Xbox.

With the massive deals launched through Game Pass, some releases lose up to 80% of profits they may have earned otherwise.

Deliverance 2 looks to be one of 2025's biggest and best games, but will it be on Xbox Game Pass? Here's what we know.

Xbox Game Pass may cost Microsoft up to 80% in premium sales. Could this impact their platform exclusivity strategy or not?

Xbox Game Pass subscriptions can give players an easy way to access tons of games, but it may result in a massive loss of actual game sales.

Xbox Game Pass may cut game sales by up to 80%, but it also helps games reach more players and boosts sales on other platforms.

A number of changes have been made to Xbox Game Pass Quests, opening them up to PC Game Pass users, but restricting them for users under 18.

Xbox Game Pass is set to lose six titles on December 31, marking the final wave of games leaving the popular subscription service in 2024.

Microsoft has announced the next round of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in January. The list features some titles returning to Game Pass, as well as some being moved into the service’s Game Pass Standard tier,

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service finished 2024 with a bang, following the release of high-profile titles like Indiana Jones, Black Ops 6 and STALKER 2. This is in contrast to a few underwhelming months of PlayStation Plus releases for Essentials subscribers.