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# Source: Xbox Game Pass currently has about 30M subscriptions; document: Microsoft had projected Game Pass subscriptions would reach around 77M this year (Ben Fritz/Wall Street Journal)

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 6, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260706/p27#a260706p27  

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## Overview

Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal: Source: Xbox Game Pass currently has about 30M subscriptions; document: Microsoft had projected Game Pass subscriptions would reach around 77M this year &mdash; The videogame unit's revenue has fallen and its Netflix-like subscription service is far below expectations

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