The introduction of a Standard plan without games on release day will not be the last change that awaits the Game Pass subscription for the foreseeable future. About this reported Windows Central editor Jez Corden wrote in a recent piece for the publication.
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According to Windows Central, Microsoft is currently working on a fully cloud-based Game Pass plan that will be cheaper and more accessible than Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (the only plan for Xbox Cloud Gaming users).
The cloud plan will be aimed at those who are not interested in buying an Xbox or are not ready for the initial costs of owning a particular console. Unlike Netflix, the service will also allow you to buy games.
Xbox Cloud Gaming account growth is the fastest of any Game Pass segment (Image source: Amazon)
Corden also reports that a Game Pass family plan could still be in the works, albeit in a modified form. In an experiment that ran in 2022 and 2023, publishers found the plan ($25 for five people) to be too generous.
As for the ad-supported plan that Amazon Prime TV and Netflix already have, Microsoft isn’t actively working on it, but there’s still a chance that such a plan could appear in the future.
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Earlier, Microsoft announced a price increase for Game Pass, eliminated the option to purchase Xbox Game Pass for consoles ($11 per month), and announced the Xbox Game Pass Standard ($15) plan with access to multiplayer, but without games on release day.
The changes come just ahead of the arrival of Call of Duty games to Game Pass, with Modern Warfare 3 rumored to be joining the catalog on July 24, and Black Ops 6 (out October 25) set to be the franchise’s first simultaneous release on the subscription service.
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