Since Xbox Game Pass came along, pundits and commentators have been questioning its viability as a business. Some of the arguments are made in bad faith, owing to a history of denigrating Microsoft for anything and everything it does. Other arguments come from a fan's perspective, "could Xbox Game Pass be harming the platform I'm investing in?"
Well, yesterday during Microsoft's earnings call for Q3 2023, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Xbox subscriptions are now bringing in an eyewatering $1 billion dollars per quarter. I've since clarified with sources that this was indeed in reference to Xbox Game Pass, without incorporating things like Minecraft or Fallout 76 subscriptions.
