Xbox Game Pass Plans, Explained: How Much Does a Subscription Cost?

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Breaking down Game Pass subscriptions successful 2025.

With the subscription work offering games similar Black Ops 6 and Oblivion Remastered the time they deed shelves, Xbox Game Pass is 1 of the astir cost-efficient ways to play brand-new games connected your Xbox console oregon PC. For a monthly fee, you tin entree an astir overwhelming room of games, including everything from immense 100-hour RPGs and cozy farming sims to nail-biting cinematic adventures and tactical shooters.

But however overmuch is that fixed cost? In 2023, Xbox sunset its Gold Membership and decided to afloat absorption connected Xbox Game Pass arsenic its cardinal subscription service. Essentially, Gold rolled into Game Pass, with Microsoft adding much focused plans that let you to wage for precisely what you privation from Xbox’s online services. In 2024, a caller "Standard" Game Pass tier was introduced, and, of course, we've already gotten terms hikes.

Now that it's 2025, let’s rapidly tally done each of the Game Pass rank plans truthful you tin get started playing these immense games without immoderate of the hassle.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – 1 Month Membership – Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, Cloud Gaming Devices [Digital Code]

How Many Xbox Game Pass Plans Are Available?

In total, Xbox Game Pass has 4 plans: Xbox Game Pass Core, Xbox Game Pass Standard, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Below, we'll spell done what each of these plans offers, the drawbacks and the price, truthful you tin determine which works champion for you. Note that astir plans are exclusive to definite platforms, truthful marque definite you’re buying the close mentation of Game Pass depending connected wherever you play.

Does Game Pass Offer a Free Trial?

Kind of. The PC Game Pass and console-exclusive Standard Game Pass some connection 14-day trials for $1, which isn't rather free. Game Pass utilized to connection an really escaped proceedings that Microsoft softly rolled backmost astatine immoderate constituent astir the motorboat of Black Ops 6. Otherwise, Best Buy offers one-month Game Pass Ultimate trials with prime purchases.

Xbox Game Pass Plans and Pricing (as of April 2025)

Xbox Game Pass Core (Xbox Consoles) - $9.99/month

Online console multiplayer for each games.
A catalog of implicit 25 console games disposable to play astatine nary other charge.
Additional deals and discounts connected games.

Xbox Game Pass Standard (Xbox Consoles) - $14.99/month

Online console multiplayer for each games.
Access to the Game Pass room connected Xbox Consoles.
Additional deals and discounts connected games.

PC Game Pass (PC Platforms) - $11.99/month

Access to the Game Pass room connected PC.
Access to caller games the time they are released.
Additional deals and discounts connected games.
EA Play Membership included.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (Xbox Consoles and PC Platforms) - $19.99/month

Online console multiplayer for each games.
Access to the Game Pass room connected Xbox consoles and PC.
Access to caller games the time they are released.
Additional deals and discounts connected games.
EA Play Membership included.

Breaking Down Xbox Game Pass Plans

Xbox Game Pass Core (Xbox Consoles) - $9.99/month

The equivalent to an Xbox Live Gold Membership, Game Pass Core focuses wholly connected offering online multiplayer connected Xbox consoles. Included successful the terms is entree to Xbox’s online multiplayer services and each the discounts and offers made disposable for members.

The Core program doesn’t fto you freely download titles from the afloat Game Pass library, but you volition beryllium capable to entree a slither of Game Pass’ offerings via a postulation of implicit 25 games included successful the rank price. Xbox has confirmed that the database volition turn implicit time, with caller games being added successful the coming months.

If you’re conscionable looking to play immoderate multiplayer with friends online and aren’t excessively bothered astir accessing the afloat Game Pass library, past this is the program for you.

PC Game Pass (PC Platforms) - $11.99/month

Providing PC players with entree to the Game Pass library, Xbox Game Pass PC is the program for those exclusively interacting with Xbox’s services via their computer. The program unlocks entree to the PC Game Pass room arsenic good arsenic granting an EA Play Membership, wherever you tin download titles similar Fifa 23, Madden 23, the Sims 4 and Need for Speed: Unbound.

In presumption of the differences betwixt the console and PC games library, some lineups are mostly precise similar. There are a fewer console-exclusive titles, but immoderate games similar Grand Theft Auto 5, UFC 4, the Fable bid and Skate 3 are lone disposable connected Xbox platforms. PC Game Pass has a fewer exclusives of its own, specified arsenic League of Legends, Valorant, Total War: Three Kingdoms and the Crysis trilogy.

This program is champion suited for exclusively PC players looking to bolster their room with immoderate Xbox exclusives and third-party hits. Considering playing online connected PC is free, you besides won’t beryllium missing retired connected galore of the perks of upgrading to the pricier Game Pass Ultimate plan.

Xbox Game Pass Standard (Xbox Consoles) - $16.99/month

The Standard tier is the newest summation connected this list, and was created alongside the Game Pass Ultimate terms hike (see below) to connection an enactment for Xbox console players astatine the archetypal "Game Pass" terms of $16.99/month.

With entree to the Xbox Game Pass library, you’ll beryllium capable to play implicit 450 games, including Starfield, Grand Theft Auto 5, Halo Infinite, Lies of P, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Sea of Thieves and galore more. This room is often updated, but the main drawback of the Standard program vs. Game Pass Ultimate is determination volition beryllium a waiting play earlier prime first-party games are included successful the Standard library.

The Xbox Game Pass Standard program is champion suited to anyone who is looking to play a immense scope of games exclusively connected their console and isn't excessively disquieted astir Day One entree to caller releases.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (Xbox Consoles and PC Platforms) - $19.99/month

The astir costly program of the bunch, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate aims to beryllium a operation of each 3 of the erstwhile plans, with a fewer added extras sprinkled connected top. After purchasing Ultimate for the month, you’ll summation entree to online console multiplayer, some the console and PC Game Pass libraries, and an EA Play membership. The large quality betwixt this and the "Standard" tier? Besides getting your Game Pass room crossed PC and console, you'll besides get caller games the aforesaid time the release. Which, yes, utilized to beryllium portion of the $16.99/month plan, but past Black Ops 6 happened, truthful present we are.

Nonetheless, Game Pass Ultimate is the go-to bundle for those who often usage Xbox’s services, particularly arsenic a console player. While there’s little inducement for PC-only users to upgrade from Game Pass PC, connected a console, it offers a wide scope of games and allows you to hop online with friends, making it the champion woody for those wanting afloat entree to everything Xbox has to offer.

Looking for much Xbox quality and updates? Check retired our caller breakdown of Xbox's latest concern update, which included confirmation of a next-gen console, oregon caput implicit to our ranked database of the champion Xbox Series X and S games you tin play close now, which includes immoderate of Game Pass’ biggest and champion hits.

You tin besides cheque retired our database of escaped Xbox games that don't necessitate a subscription astatine each if you program connected cancelling Xbox Game Pass.

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Apr 23, 2025 4:53 pm

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