U.S. consumer spending on non-mobile video game subscription services was up 2% in May 2023 vs YA, and is now up 3% for 2023 YTD.

While I do hate everything moving to a subscription model and think we'll be inevitably screwed in the long run, the cloud gaming feature on gamepass has been perfect for me. My ps4 broke a few years ago and instead of trying to get a ps5, I just subscribed to gamepass. I only have a laptop, and most of my gaming is while my wife or kids are using the TV. It's so nice being able to just bring my laptop into the TV room and be able to play newer games it couldn't run natively. If I had a console or gaming pc, I'd be gaming much less.