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• Xbox Support Xbox Support on x

  Game Pass updates announced July 2024

• Pure Xbox Ben Kerry on x

  Xbox Game Pass Changes Partly Because Microsoft 'Isn't Seeing Strong Growth', Claims Analyst

• Gameranx Ryan Parreno on x

  Xbox Overhauls Game Pass With Price Increases And A Tier Replacement

• @jaypeters.11 Jay Peters on threads

  My Ultimate sub lapses at the end of the year.  I don't know if this new cost will be worth it to resubscribe.  For me, the Steam Deck is just a way more affordable way to play games AND I own them.  (Well, assuming Valve doesn't disappear.) …

• @guillecummings @guillecummings on threads

  So Xbox just made their most attractive offering way less attractive.

• @ruleof2review Rob on x

  Look at this absolute garbage fire. This is what gaming has come to in 2024. And this is all because of a PRICE INCREASE for Xbox Gamepass. Just buy your games and leave this subscription bullshit in your rearview mirror, friends. This is absurd. [image]

• @zhugeex Daniel Ahmad on x

  One factor that influenced this move is that Game Pass is not seeing strong growth beyond the current Xbox console install base. Therefore, the goal for current console gamers is to incentivise an upgrade to the higher priced Ultimate tier with day one games / cloud gaming etc

• @destinlegarie Destin on x

  The internet thinks we're paid to talk about #XboxGamePass. That's crazy. Almost as crazy as getting access to over 100 high-quality games for only 11.99 a month on PC Game Pass. But not the $9.99 Core Game Pass Bundle. And for Game Pass Standard on console you don't get day

• @dmc_ryan Ryan McCaffrey on x

  Welp, time to reset the “It has been __ days since Xbox stepped on a rake” sign back to zero. 🫠 Sigh... https://www.ign.com/...

• @klobrille @klobrille on x

  Honestly, while price increases are generally unwelcome, the proposed changes appear to be fair and justifiable. I am, however, surprised that Xbox did not use this opportunity to introduce the Game Pass Friends & Family plan or an affordable, ad-supported Cloud Gaming tier.

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  Microsoft's whole “play it day one on Game Pass” message gets messy now: • Xbox Game Pass Core - $9.99 / no day one games ❌ • Xbox Game Pass for Console (existing subs) - $10.99 / day one games ✅ • Xbox Game Pass Standard (new only) - $14.99 / no day one games ❌ • Xbox

• @doomassistme Victor Von Doom, PhD on x

  I feel like I just went from 15 to 17 on this. Still a good deal but godamn I would feel a LOT better if they announced like the entire COD back catalog with this or like the vast majority of compatible Activision games.

• @ethangach @ethangach on x

  What's really happening here, aside from the price increase, is that Game Pass is losing day one games. The rest is an overly complicated overhaul to obscure that fact. https://kotaku.com/... [image]

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price increase was expected. I reported in May that Microsoft was considering this. A new Game Pass Standard plan will push more new subscribers to Ultimate, too https://www.theverge.com/... [image]

• @matt_okeefe @matt_okeefe on x

  Charging $15 for access to multiplayer is SO egregious. That's over double what Sony charges for PlayStation Plus, even though its price was just increased by 33%

• @kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x

  Let's go crazy, get some ad-supported tiers in there while we're at it

• r/TwoBestFriendsPlay r on reddit

  Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases

• r/technology r on reddit

  Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new “Standard” tier

• r/pcmasterrace r on reddit

  Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new “Standard” tier

• r/gaming r on reddit

  ‘Xbox Game Pass Standard’ is releasing in September

• r/gamesEcultura r on reddit

  Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases

• r/MicrosoftRewards r on reddit

  Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases

• r/XboxGamePass r on reddit

  Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases

• r/kindafunny r on reddit

  Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases