November’s Game Pass will test the limits of Microsoft’s price hikes

Microsoft’s controversialprice hike for Xbox Game Pass goes into full effect in November, at which point fans with the Ultimate tier will have to pay $29.99 monthly to access the subscription’s entire library. It’s a 50% increase for the service whose existence almost immediately prompted some longtime members to cancel the subscription. But while Game Pass has had a steady supply of strong mid-sized games this year, 2025 has mostly been bereft of true heavy hitters from Microsoft. That is, until The Outer Worlds 2 comes along.