A report has come out that sheds light on revenue after a game is placed on Xbox Game Pass, and it suggests a title can lose "around 80% of its expected premium sales"

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Xbox games included in the Game Pass subscription service can reportedly expect to lose up to 80% of their predicted premium sales. That’s according to business journalist Christopher Dring, who added that, for multi-platform titles, inclusion in Game Pass can drive PS5 sales.

Although each game's specific number can vary, and this is just "anecdotal" information that's been passed around, Dring says that "games that are in Game Pass can expect to lose around 80% of its expected premium sales on Xbox".

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