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Starting today, we are launching a new plan for Xbox Game Pass – Game Pass Standard. This plan brings together features that players love about Game Pass for Console and Game Pass Core, while providing an additional option when you are deciding which plan is right for you. If you’re still wondering which Game Pass plan might fit your needs, we have the guide for you.
As players, we all have different approaches to gaming. Maybe you’re a PC player, or perhaps enjoy playing online with friends. Maybe you’re gaming on a budget, or you want to play the latest titles day one like the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in October. Providing options to you is important, which is why Game Pass has several options to choose from.

Choose the Plan that’s Right for You

PC Game Pass – Want to play high-quality games on your PC? PC Game Pass offers a multitude of benefits, including hundreds of great games and access to new titles on day one. That includes Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, access to an EA Play membership, Riot Games benefits in Valorant, League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and more. Members also enjoy discounts of up to 20% on many games. If you’re a PC-only player, then PC Game Pass is designed for you.

Game Pass Core – Is your main interest jumping on your Xbox console and challenging your friends online or teaming up to take down a final boss? Game Pass Core is your main avenue for online console multiplayer. For a low monthly price, play with others online, get member deals of up to 50% off select titles, and enjoy a select catalog of over 25 high-quality games in the Game Pass library, including Grounded, Among Us, Halo, Gears 5, and more.

Game Pass Standard – Are you looking to level up your Xbox console gaming experience at a great value? Then Game Pass Standard may be right for you. In addition to all of the benefits you receive with Game Pass Core, including online console multiplayer and member discounts, you get access to hundreds of high-quality console games in the Game Pass library. Legendary series like Halo or Age of Empires, and massively popular games such as Minecraft, Forza Horizon 5, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege are ready for you to play. Dive in and discover your next favorite game today.

Game Pass Ultimate – Are you a player who wants the total gaming experience? Then Game Pass Ultimate has what you need. Including all the benefits in the other Game Pass plans, enjoy hundreds of high-quality games such as Starfield, Forza Motorsport, and Diablo IV, including new games on day one like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on your console, PC, and cloud. Get beloved series like EA Sports F1, Battlefield, and Star Wars with EA Play. Join friends and play together with online console multiplayer. Experience premium member benefits with deals and discounts on games and add-ons, free Perks, and more. Stream a game with cloud gaming before you download it on your console – no installs required. Get a head start in Valorant, League of Legends, and more of the biggest PC and mobile games from Riot Games. With Game Pass Ultimate, there’s always something new to play.

We continue to be focused on delivering the best gaming experience at a range of price points so players can choose the plan with the features that best fits their gaming needs and budget. If you are interested in learning more about Xbox Game Pass and pricing for each plan, please visit our main page. You can also find additional information about the new Game Pass Standard plan on Xbox Support.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

What time frame do day one launches eventually go into Standard? I assume there’s no rule and it’ll be opaque. Ugh

 

[dorkimoe]

I think it’s good to give people choices (you know like a disc drive in your system) but this is getting ridiculously confusing. Two tiers was fine..

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

 

[Natsuko]

I think there could be a few more tiers. To make it a bit more confusing for casuals or grandma who wants to give it as a Christmas present ... pardon ... I meant more comprehensible, of course. /s

 

[SweetTooth]

I think it’s good to give people choices (you know like a disc drive in your system) but this is getting ridiculously confusing. Two tiers was fine..

Why all the hate for MS and Xbox series S?

I know that Sony is the only one offering choices (disc attachment for all their new models including the PRO)

But I agree with you, offering choices is the right call.

 

[NeonDelta]

What time frame do day one launches eventually go into Standard? I assume there’s no rule and it’ll be opaque. Ugh

From what I remember. There’s nothing set and no guarantee certain games ever will

 

[dorkimoe]

Why all the hate for MS and Xbox series S?

I know that Sony is the only one offering choices (disc attachment for all their new models including the PRO)

But I agree with you, offering choices is the right call.

I dont even count that as a system tbh lol

 

[RoboFu]

They should do a GamePass TimeShare.. Where you and a hundred other people can barter and sell time slots! Will your time end up on big launch weekend? who knows!!!

 

[Certinty]

I’m all for choice but this has become an overcomplicated mess.

 

[Diddy X]

I think it's fine, standard is for most players, if you don't want to pay much go for Core, if you want it all go for Ultimate.

 

[salva]

I'm confused af and will have to google or ask here (and get flamed) when it comes time for me to renew

 

[SomeGit]

What time frame do day one launches eventually go into Standard? I assume there’s no rule and it’ll be opaque. Ugh

Hold on to your seat, there’s no rule and it will be opaque.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[Bloobs]

And Sony is releasing the PS5 Pro without a standard

 

[Mownoc]

Over 40 games have been removed from gamepass standard including Starfield, Diablo IV, Hellblade 2 and Modern Warfare 3.

Diablo IV is over a year old but still got the plug pulled on it.

Xbox's new Game Pass Standard tier yanks access to Starfield, Hellblade 2, Diablo 4, and more

Back in July, Microsoft announced sweeping changes to Xbox Game Pass that would see day one releases being removed as a…

www.eurogamer.net

 

[March Climber]

I think it’s good to give people choices but this is getting ridiculously confusing. Two tiers was fine..

The original pitch of Standard didn't have online, thus making it useless. I think I remember going on a rant about it here. They fixed it with this announcement, but for some reason, it being next to core makes core feel even more redundant now especially if they're still both the same price.

Edit: Nevermind they made it cost 5 more.

 

[Mownoc]

Here's the full list of games that were available for Gamepass Console that have been removed for Gamepass Standard:

• Age of Mythology: Retold Standard Edition
• Another Crab's Treasure
• Botany Manor
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Core Keeper
• Creatures of Ava
• Diablo 4
• Dungeons Of Hinterberg
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
• Flock
• Forza Motorsport Standard Edition
• Galacticare
• Go Mecha Ball
• Harold Halibut
• Hauntii
• Heavy Weapon
• Humanity
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
• Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)
• Little Kitty, Big City
• Magical Delicacy
• MLB The Show 24
• Neon White
• Octopath Traveller 2
• Open Roads
• Payday 3
• PlateUp!
• Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders
• Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends
• Sea of Solitude
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Slime Rancher 2
• SpiderHeck
• Star Trucker
• Starfield
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Tchia
• The Case of the Golden Idol
• The Rewinder
• Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
• Valorant
• You Suck at Parking - Complete Edition

 

[DenchDeckard]

Do yourselves a favour and buy a series X. Need to send a message to a certain company lol

 

[GHG]

Do yourselves a favour and buy a series X. Need to send a message to a certain company lol

Intelligence levels in the gutter.

 

[Mownoc]

Do yourselves a favour and buy a series X. Need to send a message to a certain company lol

Or you know... Just don't buy a PS5 Pro or an Xbox Series X. Get a PS5 Slim. Then people don't have to buy something they don't want to send a message.

 

[Skifi28]

Do yourselves a favour and buy a series X. Need to send a message to a certain company lol

I hear they're releasing a cool new 2TB version for only 600! Grab one while there's still stock!

 

[DenchDeckard]

Or you know... Just don't buy a PS5 Pro or an Xbox Series X. Get a PS5 Slim. Then people don't have to buy something they don't want to send a message.

Thats a great point!

 

[StueyDuck]

Here's the full list of games that were available for Gamepass Console that have been removed for Gamepass Standard:

• Age of Mythology: Retold Standard Edition
• Another Crab's Treasure
• Botany Manor
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Core Keeper
• Creatures of Ava
• Diablo 4
• Dungeons Of Hinterberg
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
• Flock
• Forza Motorsport Standard Edition
• Galacticare
• Go Mecha Ball
• Harold Halibut
• Hauntii
• Heavy Weapon
• Humanity
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
• Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)
• Little Kitty, Big City
• Magical Delicacy
• MLB The Show 24
• Neon White
• Octopath Traveller 2
• Open Roads
• Payday 3
• PlateUp!
• Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders
• Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends
• Sea of Solitude
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Slime Rancher 2
• SpiderHeck
• Star Trucker
• Starfield
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Tchia
• The Case of the Golden Idol
• The Rewinder
• Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
• Valorant
• You Suck at Parking - Complete Edition

wait they removed games? i thought it was just stopping day 1 releases

 

[GHG]

wait they removed games? i thought it was just stopping day 1 releases

That's a different tier you're thinking of.

 

[StueyDuck]

That's a different tier you're thinking of.

they've made it confusing then.

I only sub a month for a new game when there's a good one anyway, so I guess I'll just be getting ultimate when I do. Just pay the extra few bucks and remove the headache of using a spreadsheet to see what is actually available.

 

[Frexerik88]

So the tiers are pretty much only for the xbox right?
PC gets everything.
then on xbox you essentially have three tiers depending on how many games you want and how soon???

As far as i can tell there would be no added benefit of getting ultimate on the pc compared to the standard one..

very confusing

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Do yourselves a favour and buy a series X. Need to send a message to a certain company lol

Stfu rat

 

[Mownoc]

wait they removed games? i thought it was just stopping day 1 releases

It is stopping day one release, but they also have retroactively removed these day-one releases from before.

We knew you weren't going to get new games on this tier till possibly 1-2 years after ultimate but it seems they've also removed games that are less than 1-2 years old too rather than only applied this rule to future games.

 

[GymWolf]

Made for people with lower standards, ironically enough

 

[StueyDuck]

It is stopping day one release, but they also have retroactively removed these day-one releases from before.

We knew you weren't going to get new games on this tier till possibly 1-2 years after ultimate but it seems they've also removed games that are less than 1-2 years old too rather than only applied this rule to future games.

that's kind of dirty, they aren't day one anymore.

so i guess that's "category" and not literally a game that released that day. Kind of dirty way to do it.

 

[Bartski]

gamepass mid

 

[Robb]

Game Pass Standard – you get access to hundreds of high-quality console games in the Game Pass library.

Game Pass Ultimate – enjoy hundreds of high-quality games such as Starfield, Forza Motorsport, and Diablo IV

Here's the full list of games that were available for Gamepass Console that have been removed for Gamepass Standard:

• Diablo 4
• Forza Motorsport
• Starfield

This infographic is really confusing/misleading. You’d expect the bullet point of “hundreds of high quality games” would be equivalent on both Standard and Ultimate, but they’re not?

 

[Mownoc]

So the tiers are pretty much only for the xbox right?
PC gets everything.
then on xbox you essentially have three tiers depending on how many games you want and how soon???

As far as i can tell there would be no added benefit of getting ultimate on the pc compared to the standard one..

very confusing

PC gets all day one games for $12/month. Console standard is $15/month and seriously crippled.

Ultimate for PC users would pretty much just just give them game streaming.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I hear they're releasing a cool new 2TB version for only 600! Grab one while there's still stock!

At least it comes with a disk drive!

 

[Mephisto40]

I can't think of a more patronising way of them announcing this, considering it's just a pay wall to day 1 games they've all of a sudden decided is needed

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

Damn, they stripped day one releases from the standard subscription...

 

[Putonahappyface]

Is it adorable?

 

[gerth666]

I hear they're releasing a cool new 2TB version for only 600! Grab one while there's still stock!

I'll bet you a pound of shite he's going to be buying one

 

[drganon]

I'll bet you a pound of shite he's going to be buying five

Fixed

 

[Skifi28]

At least it comes with a disk drive!

Very useful for gamepass.

 

[gerth666]

Fixed

Of course, I forgot he lives in a country manor or something like that...

 

[BigLee74]

I like Xbox, their games are for me.

But wow are these different Gamepass tiers confusing. They’ve made a bit of a mess of it to be honest.

 

[M1chl]

This infographic is really confusing/misleading. You’d expect the bullet point of “hundreds of high quality games” would be equivalent on both Standard and Ultimate, but they’re not?

Also with Ultimate you also have Console and PC games included, does not seems to be mentioned

 

[GHG]

Very useful for gamepass.

Careful now, you're actually trying to drag him back on-topic.

 

[Eszti]

we need a strong xbox in the market so sony stops this monopoly behaviour

 

[xHunter]

Careful now, you're actually trying to drag him back on-topic.

Self proclaimed PC gamer is now promoting disk drives. Some people are not even hiding. I guess the new marching orders are out lmao.

 

[splattered]

Should just be pc, ultimate, and family

 

[Duchess]

Wow, it's almost as if Microsoft chose to do this yesterday, knowing the news would be buried under an avalanche of PS5 Pro articles.

 

[Eszti]

Wow, it's almost as if Microsoft chose to do this yesterday, knowing the news would be buried under an avalanche of PS5 Pro articles.

they probably thought the backlash of the pro gives this a better light. but yes its pretty much burried because people want the pro but its just expensive af