We have stopped our previous introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and are evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future. Kari Perez, head of global communications at Xbox, said: Microsoft teases new offers coming in the future. New subscribers now have no trial offer at all, and need to commit to the $14.99 monthly rate to try Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with cloud gaming, or Game Pass on PC or console for $9.99. Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that is has ended its “introductory offer” for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

However, users can expect the Xbox Series X to go up by at least R500 starting in August.For quite some time now Microsoft has offered a $1 trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which granted new players access to the full library, including cloud gaming, for a fraction of the usual price. We are still waiting on the official new retail price listings for South Africa.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – R129 (was R119)Īpart from the recent price hike and a reintroduction to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial, Microsoft also plans on rolling out a console price hike.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate/Console Trial – R15.

The current Xbox Game Pass price in South Africa is set at the following: Off course, thereafter it will cost a bit more. This means that if you’re new to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, your first month will only cost you R15. READ MORE – A Plague Tale 3 Teased in Recent Asobo Studio Job Listings Back in March, the company scrapped the offering but it has now brought it back. It allowed new users to subscribe to the service for the first month at R15 or $1. However, it seems that alongside the price hike, Microsoft is also bringing back the R15 Game Pass Trial.Įarlier this year, Microsoft ended support for the R15 introductory price for Xbox Game Pass. This means from 16 July, users subscribing to the service or renewing their plans will pay a bit more for it.

Last month, we reported that the price for the service would go up ever so slightly. Microsoft has recently increased the price of Xbox Game Pass.

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