Gears 5 reaches 3 million players at launch because of Xbox Game Pass

This was to be expected.

What you need to know

Gears 5 is a third-person shooter from The Coalition.
The game features a lot of new additions to its campaign and multiplayer.
The game was played by over three million gamers during early access and launch week.
You can purchase Xbox Game Pass through Amazon.
Gears 5 is a third-person shooter from The Coalition, the Xbox Game Studios team responsible for the acclaimed Gears of War franchise. It launched in early access a few weeks ago as an Ultimate Edition, and last week, the Standard Edition became available to everyone else. As has become tradition, Microsoft just revealed the launch players for the game. Keep in mind that the title is part of Xbox Game Pass, so the figure includes those who played it through the subscription service and those who bought it.

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