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Updated · Xbox.com · Apr 21Microsoft Cuts Xbox Game Pass Prices but Delays New Call of Duty Releases
52 articles · Updated · Xbox.com · Apr 21
- Microsoft has reduced the monthly price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99, and PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99.
- However, new Call of Duty titles will no longer be available on Game Pass at launch, joining the service about a year after release.
- The move follows feedback on previous price hikes and aims to retain subscribers, but may impact Game Pass’s appeal to Call of Duty fans.
With Game Pass revenue up but hardware sales down, is Xbox shifting focus from consoles to subscriptions for good? How might the new time-limited and ad-supported Game Pass tiers reshape the future of cloud gaming subscriptions? How will the rumored Netflix bundle and new Game Pass tiers affect the overall value proposition for gamers? Are other blockbuster franchises at risk of being delayed on Game Pass to offset costs like Call of Duty? Will delaying new Call of Duty releases on Game Pass drive fans to buy games outright or push them to rival services? Could Xbox’s cross-platform expansion to PlayStation and Switch threaten its own console sales in the long run?