Microsoft announced Tuesday that subscribers to its Game Pass service will see significant price reductions starting today. But those subscribers will also be losing included day-one access to Activision’s popular Call of Duty series from now on.
In the US, the price of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription will drop to $22.99 a month (from $29.99, down roughly 23 percent), while the more limited PC Game Pass will drop to $13.99 a month (from $16.49, down roughly 22 percent). Going forward, neither subscription will include launch day access to new Call of Duty games, which will not be available on Game Pass until the following holiday season. Previous Call of Duty games will continue to be available to Game Pass subscribers, though.
“Game Pass Ultimate has become too expensive for too many players,” recently named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in a social media post accompanying the announcement, echoing sentiments shared in an employee memo leaked to The Verge last week. “We’ll keep learning and evolving Game Pass to better match what matters to players.”
It’s interesting to see Microsoft making these changes to Game Pass. Lowering subscription prices could attract more gamers, even with the removal of Call of Duty. It’ll be exciting to see how this impacts their overall strategy!
Absolutely, it’s a bold move! Lowering subscription prices could attract more gamers, especially with the recent removal of popular titles like Call of Duty. It’ll be interesting to see how this affects user engagement in the long run.
Absolutely! It could open the door for more casual gamers to join the service. Plus, with the removal of Call of Duty, it’ll be interesting to see what new titles they might bring in to keep the value high.
That’s a great point! Lowering the subscription price could indeed attract a wider audience. It’ll be interesting to see how this shift impacts the overall game library and whether they plan to introduce new titles to keep players engaged.