Microsoft reviews its Subscription service on Xbox Game Pass with the introduction of new levels and pricing options.
Xbox Game Pass Essential, Premium and Ultimate will replace Game Pass Core, Standard and Ultimate, respectively.
Essential and Premium will remain the same price, but the cost of Ultimate will increase by 50 percent to $ 29.99 per month from $ 19.99 per month. Microsoft last time increased the price of her Ultimate Lear in 2024, when she raised the price to $ 19.99 a month from $ 16.99 per month.
People who have already been signed for basic and standard subscriptions will be transferred to basic and premium plans.
Ultimate participants will remain delivered, suggesting that they are satisfied with raising prices. In the same way, the subscription of Microsoft PC Game Pass, intended for people who do not play on consoles, will increase from $ 11.99 to US dollars, US dollars, In accordance with VergeField
Each recycled subscription level will offer a different degree of access to the first and third -party names. For example, Essential ABSCREMERS will gain access to more than 50 games on a PC, console and through a cloud. Premium users will be able to instantly gain access to more than 200 games and the Xbox published will be offered within one year after release.
Ultimate participants will be able to access more than 75-inch day a year, including all Xbox publications. Their Xbox Game Pass catalog will include more than 400 releases, and will also include access to Ubisoft+ Classics and EA Play. A multiplayer online console is included in each level.
Annual income Xbox Game Pass In 2024, the fiscal year amounted to more than $ 5 billion.The Microsoft Xbox hardware sales field decreased by 25 percent compared to last year during this period.
In September Microsoft announced that it increases the price of its Xbox Series X console up to $ 650 in the United States, compared with $ 600. This is the second time when the American technical giant increased the price of console equipment in 2025.
Here is a complete breakdown of new levels of the game Xbox Pass:
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate // The largest change in Microsoft in Xbox Game Pass is the Ultimate Leier, which increases the 50 percent price to $ 29.99 per month. The company said that this is the “widest update”, offering more than 400 games on a PC, console and through a cloud.
Microsoft said she guarantees 75 or more games entering the service at the release date. 45 new games were added to Wednesday. In the same way, Microsoft quit Fortnite Crew subscription to Ultimate, which opens Fortnite The battle takes place without an additional fee.
Ubisoft+ Classics, which in itself is about $ 16 per month, is also part of the Ultimate Propply. Microsoft said her cloud games service will work better for Ultimate AddCecepers, with “streaming of the best quality and the shortest waiting time”. Finally, Ultimate AddCcliers can earn points by playing games – up to $ 100 a year.
Xbox Game Pass Premium // Xbox Game Pass Premium is the new Xbox Game Pass standard, and this is the same price. But Microsoft said that subscribers will now have access to a larger number of games than before – with a plan that combines more than 200 games in the console and PC. Premium subscribers will also receive “unlimited cloud games” and the ability to earn up to $ 50 a year using a rewarding program.
Xbox Game Pass Essential // The fact that once was Xbox Game Pass Core, now Xbox Game Pass Essential. This level includes “an unlimited number of cloud games, multiplayer online use, in game advantages and awards with Xbox, as well as a curator of more than 50 games on the console and PC”. With a rewarding program, players can earn up to $ 25 a year. This is an increase from the advertised more than 25 games that he previously proposed.
PC Game Pass // Microsoft did not talk about what kind of changes in the subscription to the computer game on her blog, but said that Verge subscribers will no longer be able to access Ubisoft+ Classic. Instead, they will provide access to “about 50 additional Ubisoft titles.” The price increases from $ 11.99 to U.S. $ 16.49.
