T he new year is here and Xbox has announced its first batch of games joining its subscription service. Xbox Game Pass for console and PC will see seven games added to the service

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With the massive deals launched through Game Pass, some releases lose up to 80% of profits they may have earned otherwise.

Xbox Game Pass subscriptions can give players an easy way to access tons of games, but it may result in a massive loss of actual game sales.

Xbox Game Pass may cut game sales by up to 80%, but it also helps games reach more players and boosts sales on other platforms.

XBOX Game Pass offerings became a lot more difficult to decipher last year when the subscription service was restructured. There was a price increase at every tier and Console was replaced by

Former GamesIndustry.biz journalist Christopher Dring (now contributing to VGC again, you love to see it) says that one of the unexpected upsides to Xbox's Game Pass subscription service, at least for Sony, is that certain additions to the service can have a "strong impact" on PlayStation sales.

Microsoft reveals its first "coming soon" announcement of 2025 by showcasing several games coming to Xbox Game Pass in early January.

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Microsoft brought some movie magic to Game Pass subscribers with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and the company added a handful of other games to the service, too. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate -- a CNET Editors' Choice award pick -- offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X,