Microsoft has announced that it's retiring its introductory price for the Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription service, with the price set to increase to £7.99 / $9.99, bringing it in line with Xbox Game Pass for console.
In a message on Twitter, the company explained that the price will go away on September 17th, but if you're already a member, you'll keep the existing price for another billing cycle.
"We're retiring the introductory price on the 17th, but if you're already a member, you'll pay the same rate through the next billing cycle. look out for a notification on the 17th to get more details"
Microsoft has made it clear that this only applies to Xbox Game Pass for PC - meaning that if you're an Xbox Game Pass for console or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member, you'll continue to pay the same price. If you're an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member, you already get access to PC games in your subscription anyway.
The news follows the announcement yesterday that EA Play will be added to Xbox Game Pass later this year, available for both Ultimate and PC-only customers at no extra charge.
Is this Game Pass price increase going to affect you? Let us know in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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I think it's fair enough since it's out of beta now.
Trying to get these PC gamers into the Game Pass Ultimate subscription, opening up xCloud as well for this audience.
Will be interesting to see how PC gamers react.
Ahh I’m sad, this is my only connection to the Xbox brand but it’s now a bit expensive for my tastes. Not sure I’ll keep it up now.
Both my sons were paying the $5 monthly for PC Gamepass - one stopped b/c it wasn't his type of games, I think the other is still playing - but I always thought $5 per month was really cheap to play all of those Xbox games when we don't even have an Xbox. (We did, traded it in.) Worth it for Minecraft Dungeons alone, saved us $10 at least.
So $10 may make my son quit, but I think it's still a fair price to get to play all of those Xbox games w/o having to buy an Xbox, or buy new games. And if $5 EA Play is included, well yeah, $10 is more than fair.
@PretendWorking I really like the service and yeah, it’s a steal at £4 a month but I don’t think I play the games quite enough to justify the £8. Perhaps if the EA thing includes all the Sims 4 expansions and the Mass Effect games.
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