Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass already has 30 million subscriptions, according to Take-Two CEO.
During TheGrill 2021 hosted by The Wrap, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of the company that owns properties such as GTA and Borderlands, had a chat with several other people, including Phil Spencer from Xbox, during which he spoke about the service. subscriptions for consoles Xbox, PC. and mobile devices.
how common by GamespotZelnick commented that the number of subscriptions is currently 30 million, far higher than the 18 million announced by Microsoft, and that Spencer chose to keep it official.
“We thought of it as introducing more games to more people, not as a replacement for retail,” Spencer said. “In fact, last year was our best year for retail as our subscriptions were growing.”
Zelnik continued the conversation and shared what he said earlier: subscription services are interesting only when they provide access to games that consumers really want.
“I think when we last checked it out, we had about 30 million subscriptions, right Phil? Something like that, ”Zelnik said.
Spencer replied that the latest official number is 18 million, and Zelnick went on to comment that “that’s over 18 million.”
Finally, Zelnick said that it will take sustained effort and delivery of the games customers need to get Xbox Game Pass to reach the 200 million subscriptions.
