Microsoft scraps popular offer
The Xbox Game Pass loses a traditional offer. From now on, new customers of the subscription service have to shell out the full price from the very first month – the popular 1 euro trial offer has been discontinued by Microsoft.
For years, Microsoft has made the Xbox Game Pass palatable to new customers with an attractive savings offer: Access to the game library cost only 1 euro in the first month. However, it has now been omitted because Microsoft has canceled the entry-level deal.
Xbox Game Pass: savings offer is no longer available
From now on, Xbox Game Pass is only available to new and existing customers as a full-price offer – Game Pass Ultimate costs EUR 12.99 per month, while the platform-limited Game Pass PC and Game Pass console each cost EUR 9.99 hit. For that you get Access to a rotating library of hundreds of games, which you can gamble as long as they are available in subscription. With Game Pass Ultimate, you can even play a selection of them on mobile devices thanks to cloud gaming.
Kari Perez, Head of Global Communications at Xbox, has confirmed the discontinuation of the entry-level offer for the Game Pass, although other offers will be made available in the future. However, Perez was unable to provide any further details. (Source: TheVerge)
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When is the new Xbox Game Pass coming to Germany?
While Microsoft is taking a game pass offer off the market with the 1-euro trial month, another is just being set up. With Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family, the company offers a subscription that can be shared by up to 5 people. currently is however, the service is not yet officially available in many regions – in Europe, the offer is currently only available in Ireland. There Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family costs 21.99 euros per month.
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