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The Xbox Game Pass strategy tiers.

There’s a model for accelerating Game Pass, and Microsoft categorizes Activision games into tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3. Tier 1 content is the top games that will generated the most hours on Game Pass. “Hours played is heavily correlated to overall subscribers,” confirms Stuart. Call of Duty would be a tier 1 game.

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