Price increase on Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Core's 12-month plan

What this means for you

Ultimate cost $3 more a month (+18%), PC Game Pass $2 more (+20%) and a year of Core $15 more. Existing members paid the new prices from their first renewal after September 12, 2024.

Context

Evidence

Xbox Support (July 9, 2024): 'On July 10, 2024, updated prices take effect for new member subscriptions' for Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and 12-month Game Pass Core, and 'New prices take effect on the next recurring billing charge after September 12, 2024' for existing members. Microsoft's price table lists the US changes as Ultimate $16.99 to $19.99, PC Game Pass $9.99 to $11.99 and Game Pass Core (12 months) $59.99 to $74.99. The Xbox Store showed Ultimate at $16.99 on July 6 and $19.99 on July 13, 2024, and PC Game Pass at $9.99 on July 6 and $11.99 on July 20. Core stayed $9.99 a month.

Sources

• Xbox Support: Game Pass updates announced July 2024 (content feed capture, Jul 9 2024) · archived
• Microsoft: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Core, and PC Game Pass Price Changes (price table, July 2024) · archived
• Xbox Store: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (before, Jul 6 2024) · archived
• Xbox Store: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (after, Jul 13 2024) · archived
• Xbox Store: PC Game Pass (before, Jul 6 2024) · archived
• Xbox Store: PC Game Pass (after, Jul 20 2024) · archived
• Xbox Store: Xbox Game Pass Core (monthly price unchanged, Jul 16 2024) · archived

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