Update (Thu 17th Sep, 2020 11:20 BST): The Spanish Xbox and Crunchyroll accounts have unveiled their "good surprises," revealing that they're just competitions to win Xbox Game Pass and Crunchyroll gift cards.
Unless something else happens later today, it looks like there's little to get excited about here!
Original story (Wed 16th Sep, 2020 10:30 BST): Over the past week, Microsoft has announced it's bringing EA's library to Xbox Game Pass, and there have also been some rumours about Microsoft spending "a lot of money" on something Xbox related.
To go with this, a few new tweets have perked the interest of some Spanish Xbox fans. The anime streaming service Crunchyroll recently shared a message via its Spanish account, tagging the official Xbox Spain Twitter account and saying it was looking forward to sharing some surprises later this week.
The Xbox Twitter account then responded. According to the Google translation, the two have some sort of appointment with each other this Thursday. It's got local fans thinking that Microsoft might be perhaps bolstering the value of its Game Pass subscription with the Crunchyroll streaming service.
While there's always a possibility of something like this, for all we know it could be a competition or something else much more minor. We'll try to keep tabs on this one and let you know what exactly it is when we hear an update.
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That would be another feather in the veritable smorgasbord that is the Game Pass cap.
Only concern is if they keep adding new services, both first and third party, prices will have to rise sooner rather than later.
Would of been better if it was funimation though as I prefer dubs
I'm a Crunchyroll subscriber and I think a partnership between them could be good. CR needs a lot of improvement in their streaming and platform quality. Maybe (and IF) there's an optimized CR app to be used on the Xbox, it can help make things better. But I'm not gonna dream about having CR for free just because I'm a Game pass ultimate subscriber....
I don't think it will be part of Game Pass, but I do think it will be a Perk - maybe 6-months of Crunchyroll (for new subscribers) just like the Spotify Perk.
I really hope this isn’t the big thing Microsoft is spending $ on as I can’t stand anime.
And if they are going to offer a streaming service in Game Pass, it shouldn’t be Crunchyroll.
@themightyant Agreed, and that is what worries me.
Interestingly there was a recent rumor that Sony was looking to aquire Crunchy Roll... Wonder if MS beat them to it.
@Tharsman well MS was courting AT&T; everyone assumed it was for WB Games.
I don’t know Tik Tok is a big no go so; who knows.
HALO ANIME YEEEEEEEEES
This isn't for me... And I don't like the thoughts of my money going on this to subsidise anime. I don't mind subbing eg racing games or strategy games that I might never play, but never video content.
If it was anything interesting it wouldn't be news from the Spanish accounts of both.
Isn't sony about to buy crunchy roll soon?
This would be a strange move if this was true.
Just wanted to find out if any tv apps have been announced for the series x?
@hayesdude don't sony own funimation though
@playstation_king yeah but I read that they are also potentially going to buy crunchyroll. I dont know if that is confirmed or not. So it could just be a rumor
Damn was hoping they would add it in with game pass. To have a multi media subscription for like less than 20 bucks a month would be sweet.
People who hate on Japanese games/anime don't seem to realize that Microsoft should be trying to appeal to as many gamers as possible not just a pure Western audience.
It's part of the reason Sony kicks their ass in worldwide sales.
@MedaXbot
Indeed. Xbox could use more anime content, so I too had hoped this would end up being something important.
@Tharsman Variety reported that AT&T is offering the site of Crunchyroll for around $1 Billion USD, following the falling through of the deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, looking to hand off the streaming service that has become one of the biggest in the world when it comes to anime series across the board!Aug 19, 2020
@hayesdude Variety reported that AT&T is offering the site of Crunchyroll for around $1 Billion USD, following the falling through of the deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, looking to hand off the streaming service that has become one of the biggest in the world when it comes to anime series across the board!Aug 19, 2020
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