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Microsoft Considering These Major Changes To Game Pass After CEO Said It's Too Expensive

Summary by Gamespot
Microsoft Gaming's new CEO, Asha Sharma, has said Xbox Game Pass is "too expensive" for players, but what is she going to do about that? According to The Verge, Microsoft is kicking around a few ideas for how to shake up the Xbox Game Pass service, including by introducing a new tier that only includes first-party Xbox games made by studios that Microsoft owns.The Verge also published another line from Sharma's memo to staff recently. It said Ga…
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Microsoft had massively increased the subscription prices of the Xbox Game Pass at the end of 2025. Now the new boss of the gaming division admits a mistake. Under the then boss Phil Spencer, Microsoft massively screwed up the monthly costs of the Game Pass at the end of 2025. Prices rose by up to 50%. For example, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which also contains Day-One games, costs now in the month 26.99 Euro. The new Xbox boss, Asha Sharma, h…

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