Microsoft is preparing to launch new Call of Duty games to grow its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. In this context, one of the biggest goals after the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is coming true. Microsoft is reportedly planning to include new games in Game Pass on release day.
2024 Call of Duty game may come to Game Pass on the first day
Microsoft will make important announcements at the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 on June 9th. According to a report from the US publisher, these announcements will include details about the next Call of Duty game. It will announce that the new production, which will be introduced in October, will be included in Game Pass.
The Call of Duty announcement means it will be one of the biggest games for Game Pass, which first launched in 2017. Call of Duty, one of the best-selling game series every year, will be added to Game Pass, growing the subscription service.
Microsoft has actually had ambitions to expand Game Pass for some time. After buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, it wants to capitalize on the studio’s big budget games. However, it is rumored that the price of the subscription service will increase after this move.
Activision executives are against the inclusion of Call of Duty in Game Pass. Believing that it will reduce the game’s sales potential, executives claim that millions of people will prefer Game Pass instead of buying the game.
Neither Microsoft nor Activision have announced plans for a new Call of Duty game. But rumors suggest we can expect a big announcement at Xbox Games Showcase 2024.
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