Xbox Game Pass is getting a huge boost from a galaxy far, far away

Trusted Reviews— Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is arriving on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate this week, via its affiliation with EA Play. In an Xbox Wire blog post, Microsoft says the popular Respawn Entertainment third-person action adventure game is landing on the Xbox subscription service on April 25. PC Game Pass users will also be able to wield Cal Kestis' light saber in the well-loved sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, which saw gamers learn new light saber techniques and force abilities as they fought the fledgling...

VG247—Xbox games revenue surges with Activision boost and Game Pass users rack up millions of hours playing Diablo 4. Microsoft has announced its third quarter earnings for the period ending March 31, 2024, noting a 62% revenue increase in Xbox content and services.As part of the More Personal Computing sector, Microsoft said the increase was driven by 61 points of net impact from the Activision acquisition. Thanks to the latter, revenue for the sector was up 17% to $15.6 billion year-over-year (yoy). However, taking Activision Blizzard King out of the equation, revenue for Xbox content and services was only...

Neowin—Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hits EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and PC Game Pass this week. EA is finally adding the grand Star Wars adventure Jedi: Survivor to its EA Play basic subscription program. This also means Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members are also gaining access.

IGN—Xbox Gaming Segment Gets Another Boost Thanks to Activision Blizzard. Microsoft's gaming revenue climbed significantly year over year, according to its Q3 earnings report. But the massive jump in takings is deceptive — most of it is just reflective of the addition of Activision Blizzard.