Starting Wednesday, new Xbox Game Pass subscribers can no longer select the mid-level console tier. Microsoft will replace it with a new « Standard » tier that removes launch-day.
What just happened? Microsoft’s drastic changes to Xbox Game Pass are a clear attempt to push more Xbox customers onto its ultimate tier. Although the company is raising prices for all plans, the standard Xbox offering will receive an arguably significant downgrade. Starting later this year, console subscribers can only receive newly released games and EA Play through the Ultimate tier.
Starting Wednesday, new Xbox Game Pass subscribers can no longer select the mid-level console tier. Microsoft will replace it with a new « Standard » tier that removes launch-day titles later this year. Furthermore, the prices for all plans will increase on September 12.
Standard Game Pass will still include a rotating list of hundreds of Xbox games and member-only discounts, but day-one games and EA Play will become exclusive to the Ultimate and PC plans.
