XBOX recently shook the fan base by announcing that there will be major changes to its popular Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Users were mostly disappointed by the changes as it included price increases across every tier of the service, and the removal of the popular Xbox Game Pass for Console. 1 Players could wait more than a year for newly released games Credit: Mika Baumeister via Unsplash The Console tier has been replaced by Xbox Game Pass Standard , which is more expensive than the original plan.
It was also revealed that the Standard tier will no longer include day one releases, but that online play will be added instead. However, since the switch from Xbox Game Pass for Console to Xbox Game Pass Standard, players have noticed further changes to Game Pass’ value. Before this announcement, Game Pass used to add 10+ new games every month with just a few of these being day one releases or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate exclusives.
More in Xbox INDIE-CREDIBLE Xbox reveals its biggest game of 2024 and we got a sneak peek at the action XPOSED Xbox disappoints players for the third time with Game Pass offerings There were eight games added to Game Pass before the price increase announcement on July 10, and just three games were added afterwards, all of which were day one releases, and therefore Ultimate and PC exclusive. Even with the eight games given before the price increase, this offering is far weaker than the 16 games added to Xbox Game Pass in July 2023. The disappoin.