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The rise and fall of streaming service prices is a rather vexatious journey we tend to follow closely. In October 2025, Xbox announced price hikes affecting all Game Pass plans, including a ...

As everything keeps getting more expensive, especially streaming subscriptions, Microsoft has offered a bit of relief by making it cheaper to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

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The Xbox Game Pass business model has hit its limits, and those limits are defined by Call of Duty. Last year, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate got a wildly unpopular 50% price hike. Although not officially so ...

Microsoft has dropped the price of its video game subscription service and the platform will not include future “Call of Duty” game releases on launch day, the company said Tuesday, in the first major ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Microsoft’s Xbox is slashing the price of Game Pass Ultimate, its most expensive gaming ...

Microsoft is making big changes to Xbox under new leadership, including today announcing a major price cut for Game Pass Ultimate – the one with cloud gaming. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is dropping in ...

Xbox is cutting the prices of both Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, effective immediately, but there's one big caveat. First, the good news: Game Pass Ultimate now costs $23 per month, down from ...

What just happened? Microsoft has followed through on earlier reports that it would lower Game Pass subscription prices. While the cheaper tiers and overall game selection remain largely unchanged, ...

Xbox Game Pass is now less expensive. In response to lots of negative feedback, Microsoft has cut the price of Xbox Game Pass and announced that Call of Duty titles will no longer be included with the ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft is officially lowering the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and will no longer launch new Call of Duty games day and date into the service. Today ...