New information taken from the code of Xbox Cloud Gaming indicates that Microsoft could be preparing to hike the prices ofXbox Game Passsubscriptions once more.Xbox Game Passis widely considered an excellent subscription service, but recent price hikes have not made the community very happy, and another increase is potentially bad news for gamers.
New Notification Type Could Indicate That Xbox Game Pass Will Hike Prices Again Soon
Considering that Xbox recently hiked the price of its first-party major releases from $70 to $80, a price increase for Game Pass would not be entirely surprising. However,Microsoft already increased Xbox Game Pass prices last year, taking the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier from $17 to $20 monthly, and increasing PC Game Pass from $10 to $12. At the time, Microsoft also introduced the controversial Xbox Game Pass Standard, which does not come with day one releases. So, increasing prices again this year is likely to not sit well with the community. Obviously, this report does not confirm that prices will increase, so gamers should take this indication with a grain of salt.
Xbox Game Pass had multiple excellent releases in 2025, including some highly rated games such asOblivion Remastered,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,Balatro,Doom: The Dark Ages, and more. So, if prices do increase, at least the flux of new games added to the service should continue to be satisfactory.
