Following Microsoft’s announcement that it has overhauled its Game Pass tiers, the company has clarified what the change means for players who still have an Xbox Game Pass for Console subscription active after being grandfathered into the plan last year. Xbox confirms that anyone who currently has a legacy Console subscription and recurring payments turned on will not be impacted by the pricing changes.
Earlier this week, Xbox revealed that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will now cost $29.99 a month in a controversial move for subscribers. That change comes alongside two renamed tiers, Premium and Essential, which switch up the service’s offerings and do not include day-one game releases. That shift followed another change in 2024, which got rid of Xbox Game Pass for Console in favor of Core and Standard tiers. At the time, Xbox allowed current Console subscribers to hang on to their subscription at the same $11-per-month price point and with all perks, including day-one releases. In a statement to Polygon, Microsoft confirmed that players who are still subscribed to the Console tier will not be shifted to another plan for the time being.
Xbox Game Pass price increase won’t affect some subscribers
