The Dark Ages is a big release for Game Pass, and though Microsoft would love to sell copies to players the old-fashioned way, the company is also keen to grow Game Pass memberships. This is part of why we’re hearing more and more about player numbers, and not necessarily raw sales.

NVIDIA gamers are still in the majority on PC, and they've been sorely let down with DOOM: The Dark Ages. So it's not surprising numbers are low.