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| Experimental: [[Xbox Game Pass]]
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| |Company=Xbox, Microsoft
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| |ProductLine=Xbox Network
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| |ReleaseYear=2017
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| |InProduction=Yes
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| |ArticleType=Service
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| |Category=Video Games
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| |Logo=Xbox Game Pass 2020 logo - alternative version (colored).svg
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| |Website=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass
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| |Description=The online subscription service that is required for users to use Xbox live
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| ==Xbox Game Pass==
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| <p>[[Xbox Game Pass]] is a live service subscription by [[Xbox]] for playing games that are provided through a rotating library of games to users who have this service active.</p>
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| ===History===
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| <p>[[Xbox Game Pass]] was first introduced in Feb 2017 which was the first time a game console company provided a live service similar to renting games but through digital marketplace The Xbox Game pass has these plans as of now "Essential","Premium","Ultimate".</p>
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| <p>Xbox Started Acquiring Different Studios to add their games to the Game Pass Exclusively, Which Include some big names in the industry including Bethesda and Activision.
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| {{cite web
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| |last= Yin-Poole
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| |first= Wesley
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| |title=Microsoft Just Bought Activision Blizzard for $69 Billion — So What’s Next?
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| |url= https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-just-bought-activision-blizzard-for-69-billion-so-whats-next
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| |website=IGN
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| |date=2023-10-13
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| |access-date=2026-03-01
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| |url-status=live
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| |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013190008/https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-just-bought-activision-blizzard-for-69-billion-so-whats-next
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| |archive-date=2023-10-13
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| }}</ref>
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| <ref>
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| {{cite web
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| |last= Ferdinand
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| |first= Pam K
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| |title=Xbox Will Keep Acquiring Studios To Boost Xbox Game Pass
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| |url= https://gamerant.com/xbox-studio-acquisition-game-pass/
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| |website=GameRant
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| |date=2020-10-27
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| |access-date=2026-03-01
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| |url-status=live
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| |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217164530/https://gamerant.com/xbox-studio-acquisition-game-pass/
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| |archive-date=2021-12-17
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| }}</ref>
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| <ref>
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| {{cite web
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| |last= Mackuch
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| |first= Eddie
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| |title= Game Pass Gets "Largest Investment" To Date This Year, Xbox Boss Says
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| |url= https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/
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| |website= GameSpot
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| |date=2025-09-22
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| |access-date=2026-03-01
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| |url-status=live
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| |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922152904/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/
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| |archive-date=2025-09-22
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| }}</ref> </p>
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| ==Incidents==
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| ===Subscription Price increase===
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| {| class="wikitable" align="right"
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| |+<u>'''<big> Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions </big>'''</u>
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| !Subscription Type!!Priced monthly!!Platform(s)
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| |<b>PC Game pass</b>||$16.49||PC only
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| |<b>Essential</b>||$9.99||Xbox only
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| |<b>Premium</b>||$14.99||Xbox/PC
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| |<b>Ultimate</b>||$29.99||Xbox/PC/Cloud
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| |}
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| <p>On Oct 1<sup>st</sup> 2025 ,the Xbox Game pass had it's price increased The most around 50% for the Ultimate Subscription which is priced $29.99 from the previous price of $19.99 and the PC Subscription up to 37.5% from $11.99 to $16.49.<ref>
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| {{cite web
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| |last=PTReporter
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| |title=Xbox Game Pass Update on Subscription Price Increase on October 1st
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| |url=https://pricetimeline.com/news/176
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| |website=PriceTimeline
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| |date=2025-10-01
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| |access-date=2026-03-01
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| |url-status=live
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| |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001234008/https://pricetimeline.com/news/176
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| |archive-date=2025-10-01
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| }}</ref>
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| Which is also the time that they also changed the naming of the Subscription services naming <b>Essential</b> previously known as <i>Core</i> and <b>Premium</b> previously known as <i>Standard<i/>.
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| <ref>
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| |last=Xbox Team
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| |title=Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans
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| |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-premium-essential-plans/
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| |website=Xbox Wire
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| |date=2025-10-01
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| |access-date=2026-01-26
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| |url-status=live
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| |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001141459/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-premium-essential-plans/
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| |archive-date=2025-10-01
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| }}</ref><p>
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| ===Layoffs and Studio Shutdowns===
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| <p></p>
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| ==See also==
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| [https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass#join Xbox Game Pass Subscription page]
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| ==References==
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