Microsoft raises top Xbox Game Pass subscription by 50%
Item 1 of 2 The Microsoft Xbox Game Pass logo is seen at the Paris Games Week (PGW), a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
Xbox will now charge $29.99 per month for a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, $10 higher than earlier, the console maker said in a post on Wednesday.
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In return, these subscribers will get more than 75 first-day releases a year, including premium titles such as “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7”, and “Ninja Gaiden 4.”
Xbox has made big bets on its subscription service by offering more premium titles and cloud gaming access, as it seeks to establish a foothold in the games-as-a-service industry to counter sluggish console sales and economic uncertainty.
Alongside the price increase, the company rebranded its cheapest and middle tiers to “Essential” and “Premium”, and included unlimited cloud gaming in them, as a part of its push to allow gamers to stream titles anywhere.
Prices for the other two tiers remain unchanged, Xbox said.
Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo
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