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Xbox Game Pass

45 articles rising

Xbox Game Pass has appeared in 45 articles since 2017-02. Coverage peaked in 2021Q2 with 5 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Microsoft, Xbox, Sony, Tom Warren.

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45
mentions
Velocity
+50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-0.500
velocity change
Sources
18
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-10-03
The Verge 3 related

Sources: Microsoft is testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles for free without an Xbox Game Pass subscription

Microsoft employees can now access an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming ahead of a public test.

2025-10-02
The Verge 26 related

Microsoft raises its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price from $19.99/month to $29.99/month, rebrands Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard plans, and more

so GameStop claps back with this price-freezing deal Moz Farooque / TheStreet : Microsoft's harsh decision frustrates gamers Pure Xbox : ‘Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody’ Says Xbox Exec Defe...

2025-08-21
The Verge 21 related

Microsoft and Asus plan to launch the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds on October 16; leaks suggest the Ally and Ally X will cost €599 and €899, respectively

will this save gaming on Windows handhelds? The Economic Times : Microsoft re-joins handheld gaming fight against Nintendo's Switch Himani Jha / Digit : ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds launch ...

2024-10-25
Financial Times 15 related

Microsoft launches Black Ops 6, the first Call of Duty game to debut on Xbox Game Pass, in the biggest test of its gaming strategy since acquiring Activision

Tech giant hopes ‘Black Ops 6’ will boost Game Pass subscription service as Xbox sales decline  —  Microsoft is seeking to boost …

2024-07-11
The Verge 23 related

Microsoft hikes the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $3 to $19.99/month for new subscribers and plans a Standard tier for $14.99/month without day-one titles

is Amazon Prime next? Jez Corden / Windows Central : Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases Jennifer Maas / Variety : Xbox Game ...

2024-05-29
The Verge 19 related

Microsoft confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass; Activision typically sells 20M+ copies of a COD game

Tom Warren / The Verge :

2024-02-01
The Verge 33 related

Microsoft says Pocket Pair's Palworld, still technically in early access, is the biggest third-party Xbox Game Pass launch in history, reaching 7M players

Surprise viral gaming hit Palworld continues to reach new player milestones.  Today, developer Pocketpair announced that the game …

2021-12-05
Bloomberg 42 related

Sources: Sony plans to launch a subscription service, codenamed Spartacus, next spring that merges PlayStation Plus and PS Now, to compete with Xbox Game Pass

namely current, relevant releases. “The second [tier] would offer a large catalog of PlayStation 4 and, *eventually,* PlayStation 5 games.” https://twitter.com/... Dom / @domsplaying : Sounds like Pla...

2021-12-04
Bloomberg 41 related

Sources: Sony plans to launch a subscription service, codenamed Spartacus, next spring that merges PlayStation Plus and PS Now, to compete with Xbox Game Pass

namely current, relevant releases. “The second [tier] would offer a large catalog of PlayStation 4 and, *eventually,* PlayStation 5 games.” https://twitter.com/... Dom / @domsplaying : Sounds like Pla...

2021-06-21
Washington Post 1 related

A look at the future of E3, once the dominant gaming event, as the pandemic, withdrawal of Sony, and rise of competing events has weakened its impact and appeal

Xbox Game Pass, Zelda breathes again and another Sony no-show Tweets: Launcher / @launcherwp : For the video game industry, summer was once dominated by E3. What does the rise of alternative livestrea...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 66 Techmeme articles mentioning Xbox Game Pass, dating back to February 2017. The biggest stories include Microsoft plans to discontinue Games with Gold on September 1 and to replace Xbox Live... and Microsoft rolls out its Xbox Cloud Gaming service via browser to PCs, iPhones, and iPads.... Frequently covered alongside Microsoft, Xbox, Tom Warren, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and Xbox Game.

Key Moments

2024Q4enterprise -50pts; developer +67pts; consumer +67pts
2025Q4enterprise +80pts; developer -67pts; consumer -7pts

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