Insider: Xbox Game Pass will get a new tier and become even more expensive

It seems that soon some of those dissatisfied with the “high cost” of current Xbox Game Pass subscriptions might change their minds about the pricing

The multinational corporation Microsoft has already revised the prices of Xbox Game Pass subscriptions several times. Another round of price hikes might be carried out in the foreseeable future.

Recently, following the closure of four Microsoft studios, journalists from The Verge mentioned the desire of Microsoft executives to raise the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate once again in order to add new games from the Call of Duty series to the service’s library.

In episode 315 of The Xbox Two podcast, insider Rand al Thor 19 mentioned this report by The Verge — according to his information, things will not be limited to just a price increase, but there will also be an expansion of the offering:

“[Tom Warren from The Verge] was reporting that Game Pass is going to go up; and I believe him, and I think that’s actually happening. I’ve even heard that a new tier of Game Pass is coming soon. But I have no idea what it is, what it’s going to be, or what it looks like. I’m just pretty confident it’s going to happen, though I don’t know any [details] about it.”

Perhaps this is not about a more premium “Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 2.0,” but about a free, ad-supported tier that has long been rumored.

The segment begins at 3:40:20: https://youtu.be/f7mIx8dcrQk?t=13220

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