Microsoft has confirmed it has scrapped the Xbox Game Pass discount on DLC purchases. Instead, it’s giving subscribers more points for use in its Rewards scheme. Last week, as part of controversial changes made to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft was found to have pulled the 10% discount on DLC for Game Pass games that Ultimate subscribers were able to get, …
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Call Of Duty Lost $300 Million In Sales Due To Game Pass – Report
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the biggest-selling game of the year in the United States for 2024, and it set a franchise record as well. However, the decision to make Black Ops 6 a day-one launch title for Xbox Game Pass reportedly cost the Call of Duty franchise millions of dollars. According to Bloomberg, a former Microsoft employee …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Call of Duty DLC discounts with Xbox Game Pass now dropped in favour of reward points
Microsoft has confirmed it’s dropped Call of Duty DLC discounts through Game Pass, with subscribers instead earning reward points. As spotted by CharlieIntel last week, Game Pass Ultimate members could previously receive a 10 percent discount on Call of Duty add-on content. However, this discount has since been removed alongside Microsoft’s decision to increase the price of its top tier …
Read More »Multiple Xbox Game Pass games delisted due to Unity security issue – TrueAchievements
Multiple Xbox Game Pass games delisted due to Unity security issue TrueAchievements Unity has found a security vulnerability that has sat dormant for almost a decade: ‘Take immediate action to protect your games & apps’ PC Gamer Unity discloses a years-old security exploit and urges developers to update their games The Verge Unity Discloses Security Flaw In Games Dating Back To 2017 80 Level …
Read More »After the Xbox Game Pass price hike, is it time to cancel and start buying games again?
Hello and welcome to another entry in our “The Big Question” series, in which we present an argument to you, the Eurogamer community, for further interrogation. This week: After the Xbox Game Pass price hike, is it time to cancel and start buying games again? What’s all this about? Well, if you didn’t see the news from earlier in the …
Read More »Dillon Gabriel TD pass gives Browns lead over Vikings in London
Rookies are leading the way for the Browns today in London. New Browns starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel threw a touchdown pass in the first quarter, hitting fellow rookie Harold Fannin in the end zone for a one-yard score. Most of the Browns’ drive came on the back of rookie running back Quinshon Judkins, who already has six carries for 48 …
Read More »Xbox Reportedly Lost $300 Million in Call of Duty Sales Last Year Due to Game Pass
by William D’Angelo , posted 17 hours ago / 5,468 Views Microsoft this week announced it is increasing the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50 percent to $30 per month. A former employee has told Bloomberg that Xbox lost $300 million in sales of Call of Duty last year on Xbox consoles and PC due to the game now …
Read More »Microsoft lost $300 million in Call of Duty sales from Game Pass
In a recent Bloomberg report, Microsoft has reportedly given up a potential $300 million in Call of Duty sales as a result of putting the game on Game Pass. In the report, Cecilia D’Anastasio said: “The price hike and other changes to the Game Pass plans are a sign that Xbox’s big streaming push is still not generating the revenue …
Read More »You can still get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $20 a month by buying pre-paid codes
Microsoft recently jacked up the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30 a month, but you may not have to pay that increased rate just yet. Online retailers are still selling codes for prepaid Game Pass subscriptions at the previous $20-per-month rate. Case in point: you can pay just $60 for three-month code from Amazon, stack your codes and …
Read More »Xbox’s Hike on Game Pass Shows Cost of Lost ‘Call of Duty’ Sales – Bloomberg.com
Xbox’s Hike on Game Pass Shows Cost of Lost ‘Call of Duty’ Sales Bloomberg.com Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans Xbox Wire Cancellations, Anger, and Frantic Subscription Stacking — the Internet Reacts to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Price Hike IGN Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month The Verge Why I’m breaking up …
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