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title: "Microsoft’s Xbox PC app hints at China expansion for Game Pass"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286259312.md"
description: "Microsoft is reportedly expanding its Xbox Game Pass subscription to China, as indicated by references to \"Project Saluki\" in a recent Xbox PC app update. This project aims to enhance Game Pass, Rewards, and subscription tiers in the Chinese market. Although Microsoft has been selling Xbox consoles in China since 2014, Xbox Game Pass has not yet been available in the country."
datetime: "2026-05-13T12:17:19.000Z"
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# Microsoft’s Xbox PC app hints at China expansion for Game Pass

Microsoft appears to be working on expanding its Xbox Game Pass subscription to China. References to "Project Saluki" have been discovered in a recent update to the Xbox PC app this week, with Microsoft describing the codename as "China market expansion for Game Pass, Rewards, and subscription tiers."

While Microsoft offers a variety of games in China through Activision Blizzard, it does not currently make Xbox Game Pass available in the country. Microsoft does sell Xbox consoles in China, and first launched the Xbox One in China in 2014, becoming the first video game console to do so after a 14-year government ban on game consoles.

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