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A Leaked Memo Reveals What Xbox’s CEO Really Thinks About Game Pass Prices

An internal memo from Xbox’s new CEO seems promising for gamers who are upset at Game Pass’ ever-increasing subscription price.

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Significant changes may be coming to Xbox Game Pass and its steadily rising prices, as the new Xbox CEO mentions promising plans for the service in a leaked internal memo.

Xbox Boss thinks Game Pass is too expensive

Last year, Xbox gamers were subject to a massive shake-up to the platform’s long-running video game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, which resulted in the service’s Ultimate tier leaping up to $30 per month. The price hike sent shockwaves through the Xbox community as upset subscribers voiced their displeasure at the $10 price increase, up from an already alarming $20 per month. Some theorized that the increase was a result of not only the wealth of new first-party Xbox releases that have hit the service day one in recent years, like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, and The Outer Worlds 2, among many others, but specifically the day one releases of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 onto the service.

2026 is looking like another massive year for Game Pass, with Forza Horizon 6 around the corner next month and Gears of War: E-Day, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and Fable all looming large........

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