Xbox Game Pass Policy Changes
You will have to be faster! Xbox Game Pass changes its policy and makes son less interesting “free” offer. As a reminder, the service offers three distinct subscriptions, each with their advantages. Each of them can be tested for a while, for only a symbolic euro. However, while this trial period lasted one month until then, it will now be. Obviously, players will therefore have much less time to finish the games that interest them. It is conceivable that Microsoft will thus push them to buy the version complete. Currently, the most expensive service membership costs €14.99/month.
The introduction of this phase of test shorter comes a few months after the price increase of Xbox Game Pass and Xbox consoles. The latter had however remained unchanged since 2017. “We have maintained our prices for machines for many years. Now is the time to adjust them to reflect the competitive conditions of each market, ”explained Kari Perez, head of communications at Xbox. The Standard subscription then went from 9.99 euros to 10.99 euros per month, and for the Ultimate from 12.99 euros to 14.99 euros per month. In July, the European Commission revealed that the latter was the version player favourite. 80% of them have opted for the Ultimate subscription.
Another subscription soon gone
This policy change goes far beyond Xbox Game Pass. After 21 years of existence, Microsoft will say goodbye to the from September 14. As a reminder, this service allows you to access the multiplayer modes of the games, to recover titles and to have reductions in the Microsoft Store. The offer will be replaced by the Xbox Game Pass Core which will contain the same advantages, but with a catalog of 25 softs, including Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, and Psychonauts 2. These softs should change two or three times a year and normally, the rates should not move and remain at 6.99 per month.
