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Xbox Game Pass is getting a price hike across all tiers and platforms, and day-one AAA releases are also getting more expensive. In addition, Xbox Game Pass will be temporarily unavailable on console soon, returning later in September with the new Xbox Game Pass "Standard". Pre-existing subscribers will not be affected.
Here are all the major changes. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is getting its price raised to $19.99 / £14.99 a month (previously $16.99 / £12.99), and PC Game Pass is getting its price hiked up to $11.99 / £9.99 a month (previously $9.99 / £7.99). The annual subscription for Xbox Game Pass core is also being increased, rising up to $74.99 / £55.99.
As for this new tier of Game Pass coming to consoles in September, it'll cost $14.99. However, perhaps more importantly, it will not be recieving day-one game releases as part of the sub. It will include Xbox Live Gold - which provides access to online services - but not Xbox Cloud Gaming. If you're on console and still want those day-one releases, you'll have to upgrade up to the Game Pass ultimate tier.
The UK price of the new Standard service has not yet been confirmed but it will be $14.99 in the US, so you'd assume the UK price will be over £10.
Surprisingly, PC Game Pass will still be getting first party games on day one and while it's also getting a price increase it's a more modest increase from £7.99 a month to £9.99 in the UK. The reason being remains uncertain, but one massive factor might be competition on that platform! PC has Steam, a monster of a service that the vast majority of players are happy to stick with. As such, keeping the day-one release perk at a lower price may be an attempt to keep Microsoft sweet in the eyes of this often illusive consumer base.
If you've been left with questions about how exactly these changes will affect your subscription in particular, it's probably worth checking out the FAQ Xbox has posted on its website.
Here are all the major changes. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is getting its price raised to $19.99 / £14.99 a month (previously $16.99 / £12.99), and PC Game Pass is getting its price hiked up to $11.99 / £9.99 a month (previously $9.99 / £7.99). The annual subscription for Xbox Game Pass core is also being increased, rising up to $74.99 / £55.99.
As for this new tier of Game Pass coming to consoles in September, it'll cost $14.99. However, perhaps more importantly, it will not be recieving day-one game releases as part of the sub. It will include Xbox Live Gold - which provides access to online services - but not Xbox Cloud Gaming. If you're on console and still want those day-one releases, you'll have to upgrade up to the Game Pass ultimate tier.
The UK price of the new Standard service has not yet been confirmed but it will be $14.99 in the US, so you'd assume the UK price will be over £10.
Surprisingly, PC Game Pass will still be getting first party games on day one and while it's also getting a price increase it's a more modest increase from £7.99 a month to £9.99 in the UK. The reason being remains uncertain, but one massive factor might be competition on that platform! PC has Steam, a monster of a service that the vast majority of players are happy to stick with. As such, keeping the day-one release perk at a lower price may be an attempt to keep Microsoft sweet in the eyes of this often illusive consumer base.
If you've been left with questions about how exactly these changes will affect your subscription in particular, it's probably worth checking out the FAQ Xbox has posted on its website.
