Subj : Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is finally available on Xbox Game
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jul 24 2024 11:45:04

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is finally available on Xbox Game Pass

Date:
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:35:27 +0000

Description:
The latest Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare 3, has been added to Xbox Game 
Pass.

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 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is now available as part of the Xbox Game 
Pass for Console, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. 

Its arrival on the service coincides with the launch of the games fifth 
season of live service content which introduces a new Battle Pass, adds 
additional weapons and maps, and more. This is the first time that a Call of 
Duty title has been available as part of Xbox Game Pass following the 
completion of Microsofts acquisition of developer Activision Blizzard late 
last year. 

Subscribers will be able to experience the full game, including its 
single-player campaign, co-operative open-world zombies mode, and all 
multiplayer content. The company also plans to make the next entry in the 
series, the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 , available to Xbox Game Pass 
Ultimate subscribers when it launches on October 24. Analysis: But at what 
cost? 

The addition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 might seem like a huge win for 
existing or potential subscribers, letting them play one of the most popular 
first-person shooter (FPS) games right now on PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series 
S, or Xbox One, but it comes at a time where the service is under increased 
scrutiny from consumers and regulators. 

Microsoft recently announced a wave of price increases and changes to its 
tiers which has brought the price of one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate up 
from $16.99 / 12.99 to $19.99 / 14.99. A new Xbox Game Pass Standard tier is 
also being introduced, which will cost $14.99 / or roughly 12.99. This tier 
will not include access to the latest 'day one' releases, which presumably 
includes Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 . 

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which initially opposed the acquisition 
of Activision Blizzard, responded to this announcement by calling this new 
Xbox Game Pass tier product degradation and combined with price increases for 
existing users an example of the sort of consumer harm from the merger the 
FTC has alleged. 

Of course, there is no way to say for sure whether the price hike is the 
result of the addition of Call of Duty games to the service at this time. 
Still, it seems very plausible that Microsoft would want to hoover up as much 
cash as possible from those eager to play Black Ops 6 in order to reduce 
impact of any potential lost sales thanks to its inclusion on a lower-cost 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-is-finally-avai
lable-on-xbox-game-pass


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