Soon, Xbox Game Pass for Console will be shuttered for new users only.
Users currently on Xbox Game Pass for Console will be allowed to maintain their subscription, as well as day one games, and the hundreds of titles in the back catalogue.
New users on Xbox Game Pass in the near future will be greeted by a new Xbox Game Pass “Standard.” This is more like EA Access, which includes Xbox’s back catalogue, and doesn’t include day one games. This will be priced at $14.99 per month, and will also include Xbox Live Gold for multiplayer (now known as Game Pass Core, confusingly). It doesn’t include Xbox Cloud gaming. Game Pass Standard is supposedly launching in September.
From September 12, 2024, Microsoft will only allow users to stack Xbox Game Pass for Console users for up to 13 months, using pre-paid cards and the like, which will continue to function. If you have more than 13 months stacked already, you won’t be impacted.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will not be changed, but it will get a price increase. It will still include PC Game Pass, day one games, and hundreds of back catalogue titles, as well as cloud gaming. But, it is getting a price increase. The new price will be $19.99 per month.
PC Game Pass is also getting a price increase, from $9.99 per month to $11.99.
PC Game Pass will also continue to get day one games.
Xbox Game Pass Core (Xbox Live Gold multiplayer) gets an annual price increase to $74.99 from $59.99, but it will remain $9.99 per month.
The price increases are global. You can view the new prices for your region here.
For users with recurring billing, the new prices will take effect on September 12, 2024, giving you time to cancel if you don’t fancy it.
UPDATE: Microsoft now has a support page up dedicated to these changes over here.
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