PS5 and PC might have bigger participant bases than Xbox nowadays, however Xbox apparently nonetheless has the opposite platforms beat on one metric. Based on a brand new report, Xbox customers play extra video games than their PS5 and Steam counterparts–and it is as a result of Recreation Go.
Based mostly on data collected by Ampere Analytics, Xbox customers, on common, performed virtually six video games every in August 2025. That is considerably greater than Steam gamers (4.5 video games on common) and PS5 gamers (3.7 video games), and Ampere means that this discovering is as a result of Recreation Go impact. In essence, sufficient Xbox gamers are Recreation Go subscribers at this level that the flexibility to simply check out dozens of recent video games really reveals up within the information.
Nevertheless, Ampere means that Xbox gamers are spending much less total time taking part in video games in comparison with PS5 and Steam gamers. Whereas this dynamic has typically been true prior to now, Ampere states that August 2025 was significantly unbalanced. Xbox customers performed solely 7.7 hours of video games on common, a lot decrease than PS5 gamers (12.7 hours) and Steam gamers (11.9 hours).
It is value noting that these developments fluctuate significantly over time as completely different recreation releases dominate sure months. The upcoming launch of Black Ops 7, for example, will possible rebalance recreation time throughout the platforms, as Xbox customers will obtain it in Recreation Go. Regardless of this variance, the overall dynamic is sort of resilient: Xbox customers leverage Recreation Go to pattern way more video games than gamers on different platforms, however they have an inclination to spend much less time gaming per thirty days.
This report comes at an unsure time for the Recreation Go mannequin. Whereas Xbox has mentioned that Recreation Go will get the “largest funding” ever this yr, there are different indicators of discontent. Many builders have critiqued Recreation Go’s impact on the business, akin to former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden, who mentioned subscription fashions drive builders to develop into “wage slave[s].” Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick questioned Game Pass’s benefits to the economics of game development, whereas former Xbox exec Shannon Loftis argued that Recreation Go undermines retail income.