Microsoft Raises the Price of Xbox Game Pass Subscription

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Microsoft has kicked off October by announcing a significant price rise for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which comes just over a year after the last price rise for the subscription service.

In July 2024, Microsoft raised the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $16.99 a month to $19.99 a month in the U.S., with similar price increases occurring across all other markets. At the same time it introduced a new Standard tier at the original Game Pass Ultimate price point that lacks day one game access.

Now, just 14 months later, Microsoft has once again hiked the price of Ultimate, which jumps from $19.99 a month to $29.99 a month. That’s an increase of 50% in the U.S., or an extra $120 per year. In the UK, the jump is 53.33%, with Ultimate rising from £14.99 to £22.99, or an extra £96 a year.

*in.ign.com/xbox-game-pass/243077/news/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-price-rises-to-30-a-month-microsoft-adds-more-day-one-games-and-throws-in-fo



PC Game Pass in India is now ₹939
Saw this coming after the multiple studio buy-offs. Let the Enshittification begin.
Perfect time to announce with the Steam Autumn sale going on.

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[Desmond]

The hiking will continue even after this. They will wait for this to be normalized then hike again.

 

[bssunilreddy]

How much are they gonna increase? Already this is a significant increase.

 

[Desmond]

Not now, but later I mean. That's just the way of things.

 

[thetechfreak]

This is death for Gamepass as we know it. No one with any braincells should get a single month of this. buying a game is cheaper and makes more sense