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Xbox Cut Price for Game Pass Ultimate

Microsoft giveth, and Microsoft taketh away.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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Back on October 1, 2025, Microsoft earned the ire of Xbox gamers with the substantial price jump of Game Pass’ monthly access from $20 per month to $30 per month for new subscribers. That wasn’t so much sneaking the heat upward on the frog in the boiling pot as leaping toward the stove and cranking the burner straight to high.

Well, Microsoft heard the uproar about the price jump for Game Pass Ultimate and announced the new price of $23 per month effective immediately, as of April 21, 2026. Judging from Microsoft’s language in its April 21, 2026 public announcement, it seems that this isn’t a temporary deal, but rather a downward price adjustment that’ll stick around indefinitely.

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Almost back down to the old price.........

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