As reported by The Verge, Microsoft has decided to move on from the offering. Microsoft’s trial offer for the first month of an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscription was a great introduction to the service as well as being a great way to sample - or, given a whole month, play the entirety of - new releases for just a buck.īut it is no more. Microsoft is also looking to subtly shift the price of Game Pass around the friends & family plan that is slowly rolling out around the world, charging a little bit more per month, but making it more cost effective for families with multiple consoles.For the last few years, it’s been the best deal in gaming: one month of Game Pass for one dollar. Starfield in particular is likely to push subscriber numbers, with PlayStation gamers perhaps turning to xCloud game streaming to check out the latest game from the makers of Skyrim and Fallout 4. Speaking of which, Microsoft is hoping to have some major hits on their hands in the form of Redfall and Stafield later this year. Far better to take it away now and then potentially bring it back for major game events and to spur on engagement during slower time of year and the Xbox release schedule. It’s more than four years since the offer was first made in 2018 – Game Pass Ultimate’s debut at E3 2019 made it effectively permanent – and with Microsoft saying in recent months that they feel they had largely saturated the console audience, it could be they’re no longer seeing the required returns and engagement with the promotion.
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