TweakTown

New Call of Duty games won't come to Game Pass Premium, older games still remain on middle tier

TL;DR: Microsoft has made new Call of Duty games exclusive to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for at least one year, raising the subscription to $30 monthly. Older Call of Duty titles remain available on the ...
TweakTown

Game Pass is a profitable business that earned $5 billion last year, Xbox president reiterates

TL;DR: Xbox president Sarah Bond confirms Xbox Game Pass is a profitable, sustainable model generating $5 billion in sales last fiscal year, benefiting both Microsoft and game developers. Despite some ...
GameSpot

Playing New Call Of Duty Games On Game Pass Just Got More Expensive

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Microsoft announced a suite of significant changes for Xbox Game Pass today, including price hikes, the renaming of tiers, and details on new benefits ...
GameSpot

Game Pass Ultimate Is Still $20 At GameStop And Many Other Retailers

Microsoft has announced a price hike for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, raising the price by 50% from $20 to $30 per month. You do not have to pay that much everywhere, however. GameStop, for example, has ...
CNET

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Gets Another Price Hike, and It's Rough

Some other Game Pass plans are being upgraded and will be renamed, but they aren't getting a price increase. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in ...
IGN

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Rises to $30 a Month, Microsoft Adds More Day One Games and Throws in Fortnite Crew and Ubisoft+ Classics to Help Justify the Cost

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, ...
Variety

Xbox Game Pass Price Increases as Microsoft Revamps Subscription Tiers, Expands Library

Microsoft announced Wednesday it will be revamping its tiered gaming subscription service Xbox Game Pass with expanded game libraries, including PC titles, unlimited cloud gaming, new in-game benefits ...
DualShockers

The Top Games Of 2025 Are All Day-One Game Pass Titles

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...
DualShockers

Microsoft Increases Game Pass Ultimate Subscription Price By 50%

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. Yesterday. Microsoft surprisingly changed things so that reward points ...
Engadget

How to cancel or downgrade your Xbox Game Pass subscription

If raising console prices wasn't enough to scare you away, Microsoft has also increased the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50 percent. That makes the subscription cost $30 per month when it used ...
ExtremeTech

Xbox Game Pass Gets New Names, More Games, and a Steep Price Increase

Xbox Game Pass has been updated for 2025 as Microsoft prepares for another year of big releases. The subscription service now has four tiers: Game Pass Essential, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass, and ...
GamesRadar+

Xbox president says Game Pass is profitable and good for creators, despite alleged division over the subscription model

Games Former Xbox exec says Game Pass causes "weird inner tensions" due to the subscription model usually coming at "the expense of retail revenue" Games "Greed over gaming": Game Pass price hike ...