Xbox Game Pass price increase 2025
5 Xbox Game Pass changes took effect in 2025. Prices went up on Oct 1, 2025. Game Pass Ultimate: $19.99/mo → $29.99/mo.
2025 at a glance
- Changes in 2025
- 5
- Jan–Dec 2025
- Biggest increase
- +$10 · +50%
- Game Pass Ultimate: $19.99/mo → $29.99/mo
- Cheapest plan now
- $9.99/mo
- Game Pass Essential
Price history
2025 in context
Every price on record; 2025 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
2025: start vs end
US prices on Jan 1 and Dec 31, from the price history. Plans whose price changed come first; plans discontinued before 2025 are left out.
| Plan | Jan 1, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Pass Ultimate | $19.99/mosince | $29.99/mosince | +$10 · +50% |
| PC Game Pass | $11.99/mosince | $16.49/mosince | +$4.50 · +38% |
| Game Pass Essential | $9.99/mosince on or before | $9.99/mosince on or before | Unchanged |
| Game Pass Premium | $14.99/mosince | $14.99/mosince | Unchanged |
| Game Pass for ConsoleClosed to new members | $10.99since | $10.99since | Unchanged |
Changes
Every Xbox Game Pass change in 2025
- Got betterGet, got better
Game Pass Ultimate now includes Fortnite Crew, with Fortnite's Battle Pass and 1,000 V-Bucks each month
Was Not includednow Fortnite Crew included
- ≤ Got worse−9 days per 90Pay, got worse
Upgrading to Ultimate now converts less prepaid time: 90 days of Essential become 36 days of Ultimate, down from 45
Was 45 days per 90 (Core)now 36 days per 90 (Essential)
- Got betterGet, got better
Core became Essential and Standard became Premium at the same prices, adding PC play, cloud gaming and more games
Was Console only, no cloudnow Console, PC and cloud
- Got worse+$10 UltimatePay, got worse
Game Pass Ultimate jumped to $29.99/mo from $19.99 and PC Game Pass to $16.49 from $11.99
Was $19.99/monow $29.99/mo
- Got betterGet, got better
Game Pass Ultimate added Ubisoft+ Classics, a selection of Ubisoft games on console, PC and cloud
Was Not includednow Ubisoft+ Classics included
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