

Update July 2023: The price increase for both Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate occured on Thursday 6th July, coming into effect for monthly subscribers on 13th August worldwide outside of Germany where it occurs on 13th September.

Though many games will appear on all three platforms, this article only lists Xbox Game Pass games on the Xbox family of consoles. In addition to Xbox Game Pass on console, there's also Xbox Cloud Gaming and a separate PC subscription called PC Game Pass. I don’t think we’ll be able to do that forever.Eurogamer Newscast Special: Xbox buying Activision Blizzard. The Verge also noted that, in October, Xbox’s chief Phil Spencer told a Wall Street Journal conference that, “We’ve held our price on our console, we’ve held price on games and our subscription. The price hikes follow, somewhat, changes Sony made to its PlayStation Plus line of subscriptions one year ago, as well as Sony’s decision in August 2022 to raise the price of the PlayStation 5 in several major markets - but not the United States. The price increases mean a Series X will cost £479.99 in the U.K., €549.99 in certain European Union Markets, and AUD $799.99 down under. A Microsoft spokesperson told The Verge that the company “adjusted the prices to reflect the competitive conditions in each market.” Additionally, Microsoft will raise the price of the Xbox Series X in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia beginning on Aug. Polygon has reached out to Microsoft representatives for additional comment on the price changes. Xbox Games With Gold lived in Game Pass’ shadow in 2022
