With Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft established a subscription service for video games. For a monthly fee, users get access to a variety of titles.
In 2017, Microsoft launched the Xbox Game Pass, a new subscription service for the Xbox One marketed as a sort of Netflix for video games. Subscribers to the service are given access to over 100 video games that can be downloaded and played at no additional cost. To bolster the service, Microsoft announced in early 2018 that all future first-party productions would be offered through the Xbox Game Pass at launch.
Whether it's Halo 5: Guardians, Gears of War 4, State of Decay 2, or Forza Horizon 4, even Microsoft's big brands can be played from day one through the Xbox Game Pass. In addition, the service is regularly supplied with large third-party titles and a variety of smaller indie works. While the games of external studios are usually removed from the Xbox Game Pass after a few months, Microsoft's own titles are a permanent part of the service. Thanks to the console's backwards compatibility, the Xbox Game Pass on the Xbox One includes not only current games but also backwards compatible Xbox 360 and Xbox classics.
It should be noted that only the main games of the respective titles are available via the subscription service. Download content and corresponding expansions must be purchased separately. In 2019, the Xbox Game Pass was not only expanded to the PC or Windows 10. In addition, Microsoft started with the so-called Xbox Game Pass Ultimate a additional offer. As the name suggests, this offer includes an Xbox Game Pass subscription as well as a valid Xbox Live Gold membership, which is required on the Xbox One to access the online multiplayer components of a title.
Since the Xbox Game Pass can be canceled at any time, the subscription service is aimed at both hardcore and casual gamers alike. While the non-binding recommended retail price of the Xbox Game Pass on the Xbox One is 9.99 euros for a monthly subscription, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was launched with a non-binding recommended retail price of 12.99 euros per month.
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To lure customers, the Xbox Game Pass and the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate are regularly offered with discounts. With our practical price comparison on Keyfuchs you always stay up to date and can save a few euros when you buy your subscription or the corresponding key.
