Microsoft today announced that Microsoft Solitaire Collection has reached more than 100 million unique users. Microsoft Solitaire Collection currently includes five of the best Solitaire games – Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid and Tripeaks – all in one app with new Daily Challenges, Star Club and Xbox Live Achievements. Microsoft today also shared some stats about Microsoft Solitaire Collection:
- In its 26-year run, Solitaire still remains one of the most played games of all time on any Windows OS and with today’s Microsoft Solitaire Collection on Windows 10 and Windows 8 that legacy continues.
- On average, 55 million Microsoft Solitaire Collection games are played per day – that’s equivalent to 20 billion games per year, 2.29 million each hour and 38,194 each minute.
- You can earn some serious Xbox Live gamer cred by playing. Since Microsoft Solitaire Collection added support for Xbox Live when it released on Windows 10 and 8, the game has awarded more than 1.3 billion Gamerscore to players to date.
Microsoft also confirmed that Microsoft Solitaire Collection is coming to Android and iOS devices this fall with Xbox Live integration and cross-platform play.
Microsoft is also announcing a new game mode in Microsoft Solitaire Collection on Windows 10 called Events, available this fall.If you’ve ever wanted to play Solitaire while winning tons of awards and seeing how you stack up against your friends and the community, now’s your chance to get in on the action. With Events, you can play your favorite games and build your Solitaire legacy. Watch the teaser video related the upcoming Events launch below.
