Xbox cuts prices for Game Pass but ends day-one Call of Duty access
New Call of Duty games will be added to the subscription service "about a year" after release, Microsoft said.
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"The price cut reflects the 'challenge' Microsoft faces to regain fans' trust in the brand."
— Christopher Dring , Journalist
"I feel like Call of Duty fans like me will also just buy the game separately anyway."
— Chantelle Parker , Influencer
Key People
CEO of the Xbox gaming unit.
Chantelle Parker, known as Chantelle Plays, is a Call of Duty fan and streamer.
Christopher Dring is the editor of The Game Business, focusing on trends in the gaming industry.
A professor of games business at NYU Stern.
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New Call of Duty games will be added to the subscription service "about a year" after release, Microsoft said.
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