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|Category=Server, Video Games
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|Logo=Xbox Game Pass 2020 logo - alternative version (colored).svg
|Logo=Xbox Game Pass 2020 logo - alternative version (colored).svg
|Website=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass
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==Xbox Game Pass==
==Xbox Game Pass==
[[Xbox Game Pass]] is a live service subscription by [[Xbox]] for playing games that are provided through a rotating library of games to users who have this service active.
<p>[[Xbox Game Pass]] is a live service subscription by [[Xbox]] for playing games that are provided through a rotating library of games to users who have this service active.</p>
===History===
===History===
[[Xbox Game Pass]] was first introduced in Feb 2017 which was the first time a game console company provided a live service similar to renting games but through digital marketplace The Xbox Game pass has these plans as of now "Essential","Premium","Ultimate".
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<p>[[Xbox Game Pass]] was first introduced in Feb 2017 which was the first time a game console company provided a live service similar to renting games but through digital marketplace The Xbox Game pass has these plans as of now "Essential","Premium","Ultimate".</p>
<p>Xbox Started Acquiring Different Studios to add their games to the Game Pass Exclusively, Which Include some big names in the industry including Bethesda and Activision.
<ref>
{{cite web
|last= Yin-Poole
|first=  Wesley
|title=Microsoft Just Bought Activision Blizzard for $69 Billion — So What’s Next?
|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-just-bought-activision-blizzard-for-69-billion-so-whats-next
|website=IGN
|date=2023-10-13
|access-date=2026-03-01
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013190008/https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-just-bought-activision-blizzard-for-69-billion-so-whats-next
|archive-date=2023-10-13
}}</ref>
<ref>
{{cite web
|last= Ferdinand
|first=  Pam K
|title=Xbox Will Keep Acquiring Studios To Boost Xbox Game Pass
|url= https://gamerant.com/xbox-studio-acquisition-game-pass/
|website=GameRant
|date=2020-10-27
|access-date=2026-03-01
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217164530/https://gamerant.com/xbox-studio-acquisition-game-pass/
|archive-date=2021-12-17
}}</ref>
<ref>
{{cite web
|last= Mackuch
|first= Eddie
|title= Game Pass Gets "Largest Investment" To Date This Year, Xbox Boss Says
|url= https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/
|website= GameSpot
|date=2025-09-22
|access-date=2026-03-01
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922152904/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/
|archive-date=2025-09-22
}}</ref> </p>
 
==Incidents==
===Subscription Price increase===
{| class="wikitable" align="right"
{| class="wikitable" align="right"
|+<u>'''<big> Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions </big>'''</u>
|+<u>'''<big> Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions </big>'''</u>
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!Subscription Type!!Priced monthly!!Platform(s)
!Subscription Type!!Priced monthly!!Platform(s)
|-
|-
|PC Game pass||$16.49||PC only
|<b>PC Game pass</b>||$16.49||PC only
|- |-
|- |-
|Essential||$9.99||Xbox only
|<b>Essential</b>||$9.99||Xbox only
|-
|-
|Premium||$14.99||Xbox/PC
|<b>Premium</b>||$14.99||Xbox/PC
|-
|-
|Ultimate||$29.99||Xbox/PC/Cloud
|<b>Ultimate</b>||$29.99||Xbox/PC/Cloud
|}
|}
<p>On Oct 1<sup>st</sup> 2025 ,the Xbox Game pass had it's price increased The most around 50% for the Ultimate Subscription which is priced $29.99 from the previous price of $19.99 and the PC Subscription up to 37.5% from $11.99 to $16.49.<ref>
{{cite web
|last=PTReporter
|first= 
|title=Xbox Game Pass Update on Subscription Price Increase on October 1st
|url=https://pricetimeline.com/news/176
|website=PriceTimeline
|date=2025-10-01
|access-date=2026-03-01
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001234008/https://pricetimeline.com/news/176
|archive-date=2025-10-01
}}</ref>
Which is also the time that they also changed the naming of the Subscription services naming <b>Essential</b> previously known as <i>Core</i> and <b>Premium</b> previously known as <i>Standard<i/>.
<ref>
<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
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|access-date=2026-01-26
|url-status=live
|url-status=live
|archive-url=
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001141459/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-premium-essential-plans/
|archive-date=
|archive-date=2025-10-01
}}</ref>
}}</ref><p>
==Incidents==
===Layoffs and Studio Shutdowns===
===Subscription Price increase===
<p></p>
Xbox has been been increasing their Prices for Xbox Game Pass periodically after them rebranding it from GOLD.<br>
Back around early 2021 Xbox announced increasing the price for GOLD $1 USD for 1 mo,$5 USD for 3mo, which caused a huge Backlash after which they announced that they were going to make the Free To Play games be excluded from Xbox Live GOLD subscription and be accessible for all  which included their Xbox Live party services after 18 years of Xbox Live.<ref>
{{cite web |last=Xbox Team |date=2021-01-22 |title=No Changes to Xbox Live Gold Pricing, Free-to-Play Games to be Unlocked [Update] |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/01/22/update-on-xbox-live-gold-pricing/ |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Xbox Wire}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
[https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass#join Xbox Game Pass Subscription page]
[https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass#join Xbox Game Pass Subscription page]
==References==
==References==
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