Xbox Game Pass โPrice Hike: Existingโ Subscribers โSpared โข- Forโค Now
Berlin, Germany – Microsoft is clarifying teh scope of it’s recently announced Game Pass price increases, confirming that โฃexistingโข subscribers on automatically renewingโข plans will not be affected -โ initially. โฃThe newsโฃ comes after an email circulated toโค customers stating the higher prices, taking effect in โOctober 2025,โฃ apply only to new purchases of Game pass Essential, Premium, and Ultimate tiers.
Previously, the company had not publicly detailed exceptions for current subscribers.The price of Game Pass Ultimate โขis set to increase by 50 percent,from โฌ17.99 to โฌ26.99 per month. This tier includesโ accessโข to โคnew Xbox titlesโ atโค launch, includingโ Call โof โDuty, and also Fortnite Crew and Ubisoft+ Classics. โขGame Pass โคPremium will cost โฌ12.99 per month, with access โto innovations like Forza Horizon 6 potentially โdelayed by up to 12 months.
However, the email’sโ wording – “At this โtime” – suggests further changesโ are possible. Microsoft โis legally obligated to provide sufficient notice and obtain active consent โขfromโ subscribers before โimplementing any changes to pricing or service scope, as โขdemonstrated by a recent Berlin Chamber courtโฃ ruling that prohibited Sony from making unilateral โchanges to PlayStation Plus subscriptions.
Gameswirtschaft has requested โขfurther clarification from Microsoft regarding theโฃ specific regulations applying to differentโข customer groups.โข Customers who cancel or pause their subscriptionsโ will be subject toโค the new, higher prices upon reactivation.
