Multiple outlets report that Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers are lower than Microsoft’s goals. A Wall Street Journal report, cited by Eurogamer and Polygon, says the service has about 30 million subscribers. Eurogamer adds that this figure represents a drop of roughly 4 million compared with publicly cited numbers from 2024, which had been higher. Polygon similarly characterizes the subscriber count as a steep decline and says it falls significantly short of targets Microsoft had in mind for the subscription service. The reports describe the updated subscriber estimate as “well below” or “massively short” of where Microsoft wants Game Pass to be, but they do not provide detailed reasons for the decline in the information summarized here. Overall, the outlets agree on the approximate subscriber level, the direction of change since 2024, and the gap between current subscriber counts and stated or implied company targets.