The lower tiers get new names but (mostly) stay at the same price. A post on Xbox Wire with the innocuous title “Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing.
A post on Xbox Wire with the innocuous title “Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans” caused a lot of outrage in the gaming community. That’s because the post buries the lede – Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is now 50% more expensive.
Microsoft also renamed half of the plans, so here’s what they are now. The Core plan is renamed Essential, while Standard is now Premium.
