The current subscriber base allegedly falls extremely short of former Xbox CEO Phil Spencer's goal to top 77 million in 2023.
It's a rather quiet start to a new month of Game Pass with low-key titles like FixForce, Fogpiercer, Marvix by Matt Jones and more.
Mixed feelings abound after layoffs at Xbox, whose business is beyond floundering, and PlayStation's plan to kill physical media.
The new owners of Undead Labs and Ninja Theory could also be revealed this year (and as early as this Summer for the former).
The ad, which has since been removed from Meta's Ad Library, wanted to promote pre-orders by mentioning the lack of a Game Pass release.
Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani believes that the Helldivers 2 developer might have signed its final Game Pass deal.
Thomas Mahler also said how a concept like "Skyrim in space" should have been better than what we got in Bethesda Starfield.
Xbox has revealed its next wave of titles coming to the service for June and early July (along with what's leaving by month-end).
XBOX's Matthew Ball confirms that the hikes didn't sit well with much of its player base, though things have stabilized since.
The titles will be joined by Solarpunk, Total Chaos, Undisputed, Frog Sqwad, and Junkster, along with a trial for EA Sports UFC 26.
A report has noted that it wasn't actually Microsoft's fault, and that EA "hated" the idea of bringing family plan options to Game Pass.
While Xbox wants Game Pass to get more popular in China with Saluki, Positron indicates an all-digital future for the company.
Discord Nitro benefits planned for Game Pass subscribers include Discord Orbs every month, extra Orbs earned, and Discord Shop discounts.
As Makoto Daito, players embark on a 50-year journey across five different cities, including Kamurocho, to accomplish his dream.
Several new indie titles are also available this week, including Descenders Next, Wheel World, Wildgate, Mixtape, and more.
With Xbox content and services being down by 5 percent, Microsoft noted that the previous year was helped by strong first-party releases.
"Our job is not to smooth over our differences, but to connect everyone into something greater than any one studio or product."
Currently, only WW2, the recent Modern Warfare trilogy, and the last two Black Ops games are available through Game Pass.
By getting a 12-month window for Game Pass releases, analyst Piers Harding-Rolls believes other studios could also generate more revenue.
For the long term, Microsoft is seemingly looking into giving subscribers more control over what kind of Game Pass they can get.
