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Xbox Game Pass changes in 2022

1 Xbox Game Pass change took effect in 2022.

2022 at a glance

Changes in 2022
1
Jan–Dec 2022
Biggest increase
None
No price went up in 2022
Cheapest plan now
$9.99/mo
Game Pass Essential
Last change in 2022
Games with Gold stopped including Xbox 360 games; Gold and Ultimate members got only Xbox One games each month

Price history

2022 in context

Every price on record; 2022 is shaded and the other years are dimmed. Turn plans on or off to compare them.
Xbox Game Pass price history, 2022 highlighted

Now

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20222023202420252026
Price changes by plan
Game Pass Ultimate2022-01-01$14.99
Game Pass Ultimate2023-07-06$16.99
Game Pass Ultimate2024-07-10$19.99
Game Pass Ultimate2025-10-01$29.99
Game Pass Ultimate2026-04-21$22.99
PC Game Pass2022-01-01$9.99
PC Game Pass2024-07-10$11.99
PC Game Pass2025-10-01$16.49
PC Game Pass2026-04-21$13.99

Plan prices

2022: start vs end

US prices on Jan 1 and Dec 31, from the price history. Plans whose price changed come first; plans discontinued before 2022 are left out.
PlanJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Change
Game Pass Essential$9.99/mosince on or before $9.99/mosince on or before Unchanged
Game Pass Ultimate$14.99/mosince on or before $14.99/mosince on or before Unchanged
PC Game Pass$9.99/mosince on or before $9.99/mosince on or before Unchanged
Game Pass for ConsoleNot a current plan$9.99since on or before $9.99since on or before Unchanged

Changes

Every Xbox Game Pass change in 2022

Get, got worse

Games with Gold stopped including Xbox 360 games; Gold and Ultimate members got only Xbox One games each month

Was Xbox One + Xbox 360 gamesnow Xbox One games only

What changed

Games with Gold monthly games
Was Before: Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles (September 2022: Gods Will Fall, Double Kick Heroes, Thrillville, Portal 2)
After: Xbox One titles only (October 2022: Windbound, Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition)
Claimed Xbox 360 games
Before: Kept without a subscription
After: Kept without a subscription
Unchanged
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