In what has been somewhat of a u-turn by Microsoft and it’s subscription pricing on Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft has now decided to reduce its Game Pass tier pricing significantly.
The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has reduced from $29.99 per month to $22.99 per month, with PC Game Pass being reduced from $16.49 per month to $13.99 per month. In UK pricing, this means Game Pass Ultimate was £22.99 per month and now will be £16.99 per month, and PC Game Pass was £13.49 per month and now will be £10.99 per month.
They have also announced that they will remove any new Call of Duty games from inclusion as day-one releases in either service. Instead, future Call of Duty titles will be added “during the following holiday season (about a year later),” according to Microsoft. Call of Duty games that are already part of any tier of Game Pass are unaffected by this change.
It’s clear that the Call of Duty deal might have been too costly to sustain, particularly if it meant putting up subscription prices on Game Pass to compensate. What are your thoughts on the Game Pass changes?