Xbox Game Pass price increase 2023
3 Xbox Game Pass changes took effect in 2023. Prices went up on Jul 6, 2023. Game Pass Ultimate: $14.99/mo → $16.99/mo.
2023 at a glance
- Changes in 2023
- 3
- Jan–Dec 2023
- Biggest increase
- +$2 · +13%
- Game Pass Ultimate: $14.99/mo → $16.99/mo
- Cheapest plan now
- $9.99/mo
- Game Pass Essential
Price history
2023 in context
Every price on record; 2023 is shaded and the other years are dimmed. Turn plans on or off to compare them.
Now
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20222023202420252026
| Game Pass Ultimate | 2022-01-01 | $14.99 |
| Game Pass Ultimate | 2023-07-06 | $16.99 |
| Game Pass Ultimate | 2024-07-10 | $19.99 |
| Game Pass Ultimate | 2025-10-01 | $29.99 |
| Game Pass Ultimate | 2026-04-21 | $22.99 |
| PC Game Pass | 2022-01-01 | $9.99 |
| PC Game Pass | 2024-07-10 | $11.99 |
| PC Game Pass | 2025-10-01 | $16.49 |
| PC Game Pass | 2026-04-21 | $13.99 |
Plan prices
2023: start vs end
US prices on Jan 1 and Dec 31, from the price history. Plans whose price changed come first; plans discontinued before 2023 are left out.
| Plan | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Pass Ultimate | $14.99/mosince on or before | $16.99/mosince | +$2 · +13% |
| Game Pass for ConsoleNot a current plan | $9.99since on or before | $10.99since | +$1 · +10% |
| Game Pass Essential | $9.99/mosince on or before | $9.99/mosince on or before | Unchanged |
| PC Game Pass | $9.99/mosince on or before | $9.99/mosince on or before | Unchanged |
Changes
Every Xbox Game Pass change in 2023
- Got betterGet, got better
Xbox Live Gold became Game Pass Core at the same $9.99/mo, adding a library of 25+ console games
Was Gold: no game librarynow Core: 25+ games
- Got worseGet, got worse
Games with Gold ended; Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate members stopped getting free games to claim each month
Was Free games each monthnow Ended
- Got worse+$2 UltimatePay, got worse
Game Pass Ultimate rose to $16.99/mo and Game Pass for Console to $10.99/mo; PC Game Pass stayed $9.99
Was $14.99/monow $16.99/mo
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