Crunchyroll is partnering with Xbox to offer free access to all of its subscribers to the the Xbox Game Pass for PC service for three months.
Crunchyroll announced the deal at the streaming company's Virtual Crunchyroll Expo. All Crunchyroll Premium subscribers, or anyone who signs up for a free trial of the anime streaming service during the promo period, will be given three months of access to Microsoft's on-demand gaming subscription. Xbox Game Pass currently offers over 100 PC games from Microsoft, EA and other studios, including day-one access to games released from Xbox Game Studios, which includes the highly anticipated 3D platforming sequel Psychonauts 2, which launches this August, and Halo Infinite, which is scheduled to be released sometime this holiday season. It should be noted that Crunchyroll's deal is only available for the PC version of Game Pass and not the console service, which requires a separate subscription.
Crunchyroll's deal with Xbox is just the latest high profile partnership for the streaming company. The company also recently announced that it is co-producing the new space opera, Dark Star Squadron, with Star Trek and Guardians of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana and her production company, Cinestar Pictures.
The anime streaming service recently surpassed over 5 million paid subscribers and 120 million registered users in total. Crunchyroll is currently in the process of being sold by current parent company WarnerMedia, who reportedly plans to sell the company to tech conglomerate Sony for $1.1 billion USD. The sale is currently pending regulatory approval.
Crunchyroll has promised more announcements to come at their yearly Crunchyroll Expo, which is being held virtually this year due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The free online convention will host panels related to upcoming and recently aired anime such as Blade Runner: Black Lotus, SAKUGAN, Fena: Pirate Princess, Girlfriend, Girlfriend and more.
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Source: Crunchyroll