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|Description=The online subscription service that is required for users to use Xbox live | |Description=The online subscription service that is required for users to use Xbox live | ||
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== Xbox Game Pass == | ==Xbox Game Pass== | ||
[[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. | [[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. | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
[[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". | [[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". | ||
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|+ | |+<u>'''<big> Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions </big>'''</u> | ||
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! Subscription Type !! Priced monthly !! Platform(s) | !Subscription Type!!Priced monthly!!Platform(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| PC Game pass || $16.49|| PC only | |PC Game pass||$16.49||PC only | ||
|-|- | |- |- | ||
| Essential || $9.99|| Xbox only | |Essential||$9.99||Xbox only | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Premium || $14.99|| Xbox/PC | |Premium||$14.99||Xbox/PC | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ultimate || $29.99|| Xbox/PC/Cloud | |Ultimate||$29.99||Xbox/PC/Cloud | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
=== Subscription Price increase === | ===Subscription Price increase=== | ||
Xbox has been been increasing their Prices for Xbox Game Pass periodically after them rebranding it from GOLD.<br> | Xbox has been been increasing their Prices for Xbox Game Pass periodically after them rebranding it from GOLD.<br> | ||
Back around early 2021 Xbox announced increasing the price for GOLD $1 USD for 1 mo,$5 USD for 3mo, which caused a huge Backlash after which they announced that they were going to make the Free To Play games be excluded from Xbox Live GOLD subscription and be accessible for all which included their Xbox Live party services after 18 years of Xbox Live.<ref> | Back around early 2021 Xbox announced increasing the price for GOLD $1 USD for 1 mo,$5 USD for 3mo, which caused a huge Backlash after which they announced that they were going to make the Free To Play games be excluded from Xbox Live GOLD subscription and be accessible for all which included their Xbox Live party services after 18 years of Xbox Live.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | {{cite web |last=Xbox Team |date=2021-01-22 |title=No Changes to Xbox Live Gold Pricing, Free-to-Play Games to be Unlocked [Update] |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/01/22/update-on-xbox-live-gold-pricing/ |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Xbox Wire}}</ref> | ||
|last=Xbox Team | |||
|title=No Changes to Xbox Live Gold Pricing, Free-to-Play Games to be Unlocked [Update] | |||
|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/01/22/update-on-xbox-live-gold-pricing/ | |||
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|access-date=2026-01-26 | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass#join Xbox Game Pass Subscription page] | [https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass#join Xbox Game Pass Subscription page] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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