Xbox Game Pass started in June 2017, with the $1 trial subscription offers quickly following. Why Microsoft has decided to bring it to a close is anyone’s guess perhaps, with the service having grown to 25 million subscribers by Microsoft’s latest reckoning (in January 2022), it’s not attracting new members fast enough any more. Offers of a free seven-day trial before the monthly payments kick in are standard in the subscriptions business, but what made the Game Pass promotion so appealing was that the offer extended a full month, giving players time to try a bunch of games or fully immerse themselves in one title. “We have stopped our previous introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and are evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future,” Xbox head of global communications Kari Perez told The Verge in a statement. As reported by The Verge, Microsoft has decided to move on from the offering. Microsoft’s trial offer for the first month of an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscription was a great introduction to the service as well as being a great way to sample - or, given a whole month, play the entirety of - new releases for just a buck.īut it is no more. Xbox Game Pass for PC is also now part of Game Pass Ultimate.For the last few years, it’s been the best deal in gaming: one month of Game Pass for one dollar. It's available right now! After an early access program for Xbox Insiders, Microsoft officially started letting anyone sign up from June 9, 2019. When does Xbox Game Pass Ultimate launch? As a special bonus, new subscribers can sign up and get their first month for only $1. is $14.99 a month, but regional pricing may vary. How much does Xbox Game Pass Ultimate cost?Ĭurrent pricing for the U.S. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate provides access to all of this under one easy-to-manage subscription. Gold subscribers also get exclusive discounts every single week on games from the Microsoft Store, as well as additional discounts during special promotional periods. More than that, though, Gold gives you four free games every month, two Xbox One titles and two older games from Xbox and Xbox 360 that are backward compatible and are yours to keep. The first is access to online multiplayer in any Xbox One game, so if you want to play with friends you need Gold.
Xbox Live Gold provides you with a number of perks. Source: Microsoft (Image credit: Source: Microsoft)
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