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The estimates are not official figures from the developer or publisher.","whyItMatters":"The estimate suggests a Game Pass launch can sit alongside strong standalone sales rather than replacing them, though the source presents that reading as the analyst's explanation rather than a confirmed result.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSteam is the largest slice of the estimate at 58.8%, with PS5 at 35.7% and Xbox at 5.5%. Elliott attributes the Xbox share to the day-one Game Pass release, and 4.3 million people played through the service across console and PC combined. Just under 700,000 have played via subscription since the start of 2026.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame Pass availability of the title ends on October 15, and Elliott reports Xbox version sales picking up after the year-and-a-half deal, while saying it is too early to judge the trend. France, where the game was developed, is the third-largest market on both Steam and PlayStation.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Alinea Analytics puts Xbox at 5.5% of Clair Obscur sales while Game Pass logged 4.3 million players. Game Pass turned Xbox buyers into players, and the 8.7 million figure counts the buyers only.","twitterPost":"Alinea Analytics counts 4.3 million Game Pass players of Clair Obscur against Xbox's 5.5% sales share. Subscription reach and Xbox revenue are two different numbers.","threadsPost":"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 drew 4.3 million Game Pass players, and Alinea Analytics still gives Xbox only 5.5% of its sales. The service broadened who played it without broadening who bought it there, and these are unofficial estimates.","newsletterBlurb":"Alinea Analytics estimates Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 8.7 million units for 366 million dollars (about 57.47 billion yen), with Steam at 58.8%, PS5 at 35.7%, and Xbox at 5.5%. Rhys Elliott attributes the Xbox share to the day-one Game Pass release, where 4.3 million people played across console and PC. The game leaves Game Pass on October 15, and Elliott says Xbox sales are picking up but it is too early to judge the trend.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/26/174083.html\",\"title\":\"2025 GOTY Winner 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Sells Well Even With Day-One Game Pass Release - Estimated 8.7 Million Units Sold, Roughly 57.4 Billion Yen in Revenue\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4774,"outputTokens":716,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793000980,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T07:44:06.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T07:48:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T07:48:35.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8f008beafc1f54316bf4bfca","canonicalTitle":"2025年GOTY受賞作『Clair Obscur: Expedition 33』初日からGame Pass入りでも売れている―累計870万本・売上約574億円と推計","representativeArticleId":"a_0f242b510e72e280b8a078c9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33\",\"Elden Ring\",\"Baldur's Gate 3\",\"Astro Bot\"],\"studios\":[\"Sandfall Interactive\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-26T07:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-26T07:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T07:48:34.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/26/174083.html","title":"2025年GOTY受賞作『Clair Obscur: Expedition 33』初日からGame Pass入りでも売れている―累計870万本・売上約574億円と推計"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Clair Obscur: Expedition 33","Elden Ring","Baldur's Gate 3","Astro Bot"],"studios":["Sandfall Interactive"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null,"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["clair-obscur-expedition-33","elden-ring","baldur-s-gate-3","astro-bot","sandfall-interactive"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"clair-obscur-expedition-33","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"green","story_count":3,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"elden-ring","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":16,"overall":"green","story_count":12,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"baldur-s-gate-3","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":9,"overall":"unverified","story_count":5,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"astro-bot","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"sandfall-interactive","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}