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[Draugoth]

A new tier called "Xbox Game Pass Standard" is launching in September.

Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases

Xbox Game Pass is finally getting its long-awaited price increase.

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• 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.
• Microsoft now has a support page up dedicated to these changes over here.

 

[cormack12]

Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases

Xbox Game Pass is finally getting its long-awaited price increase.

www.windowscentral.com

I was about to make this thread. Please send me written apologies

 

[analog_future]

Sounds needlessly confusing.

Very glad they’re keeping the Ultimate tier though. A price increase was always inevitable so that doesn’t bother me much.

 

[DryvBy]

Their hail Mary is going to be intercepted. Phil is just the worst CEO of any company.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

'MiCrOsOfT wOn'T cHaNge GaMePasS bEcAuSe oF CoD, yOu SiLlY pOnY'

 

[Tsaki]

 

[balls of snow]

The cod effect.

 

[GHG]

The fact that $14.99 a month no longer gets you "day one" tells you everything you need to know.

They fucked it.

 

[LordCBH]

Lmao we all saw this coming.

 

[Astray]

So not only did the long-denied new tier and price increase on existing tiers come in, they are also slowly killing off Day 1 games via this new 'Standard' tier..

Interesting how they're trying to put the toothpaste back into the tube.

 

[R3TRO]

Are they going to put some of that money into making the PC app not suck?

 

[Topher]

No more day one games for new users?

edit: Ultimate users do get day one though

 

[Nydius]

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 launching in September.

It's only a matter of time before they completely sunset Game Pass for Console and eventually make those people choose between Core, "Standard", or Ultimate. They're not doing it immediately so as to avoid backlash, but it's inevitable.

Late Edit: They're also cracking down on stacking, at least for Game Pass Console people. Can't stack more than 13 months after this change.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

We all knew price increases were coming but this seems convoluted.

 

[Bojji]

Hahaha, damn.

PC gamepass will still get day one games or what?

 

[Skifi28]

We all saw it coming after COD, it was inevitable.

 

[Sleepwalker]

The fact that $14.99 a month no longer gets you "day one" tells you everything you need to know.

They fucked it.

• 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, or $74.99 per year.
  
  
  Yeah it's over, I guess this increase also reflects currency fluctuation between the USD and... the USD?

 

[GHG]

Are they going to put some of that money into making the PC app not suck?

 

[M1chl]

I should probably stack few years worth of GP Ultimate then...

 

[Varteras]

Boiling that frog.

 

[Punished Miku]

EA Play is the model they're going for now. Lower level is probably 1 year later if I had to guess. Higher level is day 1.

Kinda makes sense to treat Activision like EA but I wish they just did it separately. The CoD and GP AA / indie games audiences dont overlap that much

 

[PropellerEar]

Best deal in Gaming?

 

[Rockman33]

Anything above $20 a month for Gamepass ultimate is a no go for me. Hopefully this price increase is the last for a long time.

 

[peter064]

• 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, or $74.99 per year.

Is the $74.99 for a year a typo? Doesn't make sense to increase the monthly with that low a yearly price

 

[Null Persp]

At least the pc game pass increase is minimal.

 

[Ashamam]

The new price will be $19.99 per month, or $74.99 per year.

Huh? Thats a huge discount, can't be right.

 

[Topher]

Wait.......so PC Game Pass will continue to get day one games, but consoles (standard) will not get day one?

What the hell? They just kicked their console gamers in the nuts.....again.

 

[Null Persp]

Is the $74.99 for a year a typo? Doesn't make sense to increase the monthly with that low a yearly price

they fixed It was an error

 

[buenoblue]

The end is nigh

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

 

[T4keD0wN]

Hahaha, damn.

PC gamepass will still get day one games or what?

• PC Game Pass will also continue to get day one games.

Seems like it, at least for now.

 

[Dick Jones]

Is the $74.99 for a year a typo? Doesn't make sense to increase the monthly with that low a yearly price

Methinks that is quarterly. Didn't MS get rid of annual?

 

[Elios83]

People knew this moment would come.
The more games they release on it the more unsustainable it becomes.
Their Netflix-like growth bet failed big time, now they have to adjust to reality.

 

[Punished Miku]

Is the $74.99 for a year a typo? Doesn't make sense to increase the monthly with that low a yearly price

Honestly I doubt its that cheap. But that would limit people dropping in for a month.

My guess is Gold (GP Core) is $75 and its a typo.

 

[semiconscious]

We all knew price increases were coming but this seems convoluted.

'you only convolute something when you're attempting to hide something...'
- me

 

[PropellerEar]

What the hell? They just kicked their console gamers in the nuts.

Xbox fans except Timdog.

 

[DryvBy]

The fact that they have some of the most confusing marketing on Xbox Game Pass is just gold to how stupid the brand is. You can pay for GP and get some rentals, you can pay for it to get some online, or you can pay for it to get both. Why would you call all of that Gamepass?

update:

 

[Astray]

We all knew price increases were coming but this seems convoluted.

They want to kill the idea of people subbing for one month to play Starfield or Hellblade 2 on release.

Wait.......so PC Game Pass will continue to get day one games, but consoles (standard) will not get day one?

What the hell? They just kicked their console gamers in the nuts.

It almost feels as if they are actively transitioning themselves and their users out of the console thing.

 

[peter064]

they fixed It was an error

Methinks that is quarterly. Didn't MS get rid of annual?

I see the fix. The $74.99 is for Gamepass Core yearly

 

[Interfectum]

Removing day one games from the standard sub? lol Phil…

 

[Sanepar]

Soon or later it will be one full game price per month to rent and own nothing. They just need to buy more publishers. Subscription is a stupid model.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Yeah, I noped out of these subscription services. I enjoyed it when I could buy 3 years for around $180, but I am not spending $20 a month. I use xcloud, but not as much as I used to.

 

[Tsaki]

PC gamepass gets to keep the "day 1" games and STILL be cheaper than the new console GP which loses "day 1"??

 

[Saber]

Whoever though it would continue to be the same way after the whole COD and Activision buy out is a certified dumb citizen.

 

[ReBurn]

Day 1 releases have been so infrequent Ultimate barely makes sense in this new scheme.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Yeah fuck this. Soo as a console user. Imma have to pay 20 a month for game pass day one. But PC only have to pay 12? Yeah. They bout to lose there stuff now. I’m bout done with this shit as a console gamer

 

[R6Rider]

 

[Varteras]

For $1 a month, I get Day 1 games
For $10 a month, I get Day 1 games
For $15 a month, I get Day 1 games
For $17 a month, I get Day 1 games
For $20 a month, I get Day 1 games

All these great hits but wait for our next one!

For $25 a month, I think I get Day 1 games? Coming 2026!

 

[fudgybrownie]

Is the $74.99 for a year a typo? Doesn't make sense to increase the monthly with that low a yearly price

Yeah I'm confused. It must be?

Edit: I see the correct price now.

 

[Kokoloko85]

• The new price will be $19.99 per month, or $74.99 per year.

74.99 a year? Thats pretty big discount from 19.99 a month. Over 50%