Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's price recently shot up a tremendous 50% in the US, up from $19.99 to $29.99 per month. That's an extra $120 per year, and a lot of extra cash you need to find in order to ...

If raising console prices wasn't enough to scare you away, Microsoft has also increased the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50 percent. That makes the subscription cost $30 per month when it used ...

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Some things happen slowly and then all at once. So it appears to be with Xbox Game Pass. Once hailed as the “best deal in gaming,” it’s now best known as the deal that just keeps getting worse. A ...

Xbox Game Pass underwent an overhaul, effective October 1, 2025. Players can now subscribe to Essential, Premium, or Ultimate plans, each offering additional benefits. All plans are playable across PC ...

Xbox owners got a bit of a nasty surprise thanks to Microsoft’s sudden announcement today that the monthly cost of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription is getting a 50 percent increase. The new $30 ...

Microsoft has announced a price hike for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, raising the price by 50% from $20 to $30 per month. You do not have to pay that much everywhere, however. GameStop, for example, has ...

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TL;DR: Microsoft has increased Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30 monthly, marking a 100% rise since 2019, alongside a rebrand introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate tiers. The update expands game ...