According to The Verge, the new head of Microsoft's gaming division, Asha Sharma, has admitted that the current Game Pass model needs changes. According to her, the service remains a key element of the Xbox ecosystem, but in the short term it has become "too expensive for players", which means the company needs to reconsider the price-value ratio. In the long term, it is planned to transform Game Pass into a more flexible system.
Such statements directly hint at a possible price reduction for the subscription. Recall that after the price increase in October last year (in particular, the Ultimate tariff rose by about 50%), users began to massively cancel their subscriptions, believing that the service was no longer a profitable offer for $29.99.
In addition, the changes may affect not only the price, but also the structure of the service. Leaks from data miners have already revealed hints of the emergence of new tariff plans under the code names Triton and Duet. It is assumed that they will include a limited catalog of games from internal Xbox studios, including projects such as Doom Eternal, Fallout 4, Gears 5 and Halo 5: Guardians, as well as a number of classic titles.