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Xbox says 2025 marks its "largest investment in Game Pass"

Xbox says 2025 marks its "largest investment in Game Pass"

This year, Microsoft has made its largest investment yet into Game Pass. 

That's according to ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla, who told Eurogamer that 50 developers had made their debut on the subscription service in 2024. He also highlighted the number of studios that end up bringing multiple projects to Game Pass after their first experience. 

"The majority of partners who've had a game in Game Pass want to bring their future titles to the service," said Charla.

"As a result, we've signed deals with more than 150 partners to expand the catalogue. We continue to engage with hundreds of partners each year to review upcoming titles.

"Last year, we worked with over 50 teams to sign their first Game Pass deal. This year marks our largest investment in Game Pass to date, and we remain focused on delivering the most exciting and diverse catalogue in gaming."


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Alex Forbes-Calvin is a freelance writer and photographer, mostly operating within the games industry. Over his career, he has written for the likes of MCV, Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, The Observer, VGC and Esquire. That's on top of writing books for Dark Horse on RuneScape, Assassin's Creed, Dead Island 2 and more.