On Wednesday, Zelnick andXboxbossPhil SpencerjoinedThe Wrapfor a live discussion about the rise and future of the games industry.
Spencer then didn’t deny that was the case, only saying that “the last public number we announced was 18 million”.
It was unclear from the exchange if Zelnick had inadvertently revealed aMicrosoftsecret, was being playful about the success of the service (he’s something ofa subscription sceptic), or was simply pulling a number out of his pocket that could be wide of the mark.
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Microsoft confirmed this week that it wascutting the price of Xbox Game Passand Xbox Live Gold subscriptions in Chile, Hong Kong and Israel “based on local market conditions”.
During itsTokyo Game Showpresentation on Thursday, Xbox announced thatBandai Namco‘sScarlet Nexus is coming to Xbox Game Pass today.
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During Wednesday’s event, Spencer also told The Wrap thatconsole shortages will continue into 2022.
He said a shortage of chips wasn’t the only thing stopping the company getting as manyXbox Series X/Sconsoles onto store shelves as it would like.
“I think it’s probably too isolated to talk about it as just a chip problem,” Spencer said. “When I think about, what does it mean to get the parts necessary to build a console today, and then get it to the markets where the demand is, there are multiple kind of pinch points in that process.
“And I think regretfully it’s going to be with us for months and months, definitely through the end of this calendar year and into the next calendar year.”
