Microsoft will be happy with those player numbers for sure. Even two colleagues I have at work who never really considered Game Pass as they prefer owning games jumped on Game Pass Ultimate and are now playing the game. And it's by far and large the best Gears game for me, an evolution like Assassin's Creed 1 -> 2 for me as I've said in other threads before. Incredible campaign, top-notch tecnhical and artistic achievements and the gameplay is better than ever: much smoother, much more varied, fantastic setpieces and ideas all around. I'm taking a small break as I have other games to review right now but I got late into Act 3 in like 3 days or so, and I can't wait to finish the rest of the game soon. Kudos to The Coalition and Microsoft, this game is truly special and absolutely deserves to be the one to dethrone Fortnite. I would have liked it to be Forza Horizon 4, but that's always gonna be a comparatively niche game. Gears still moving massive numbers.