… However, future Call of Duty games — including this year's unannounced Call of Duty entry — will no longer be day one releases on Game Pass. Instead, newer Call of Duty games will be available on Game Pass the following holiday season, or about a year after they first release. …
… Game Pass Ultimate only includes a handful of Call of Duty games anyway, and Microsoft could always offer a quick mea culpa by adding more back-catalog COD games to the Game Pass library . …
… Here's everything new to Xbox Game Pass in the first half of May, including some titles that are now available across all tiers: Final Fantasy 5 Cloud, Xbox Series X, and PC Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass — available today Ben 10 Power Trip Cloud, Console, and PC Game Pass Ulti… …
… Microsoft has yet to find a balance when it comes to pricing, Sharma wrote. "Short term, Game Pass has become too expensive for players, so we need a better value equation," Sharma said. …
… The price decrease showed that Game Pass subscribers have limits , something new CEO Asha Sharma acknowledged when announcing the changes, writing on X , "Game Pass Ultimate has become too expensive for too many players." Related The new Xbox Game Pass is more confusing than it needs to be The serv…
… As a result, she is reportedly considering a Game Pass tier that exclusively includes first-party games from Microsoft-owned studios and is debating whether future Call of Duty games should come to Xbox Game Pass on day one. …
Xbox's decision to lower the price of Game Pass and remove Call of Duty games from its day-one offering is good business sense, good PR, and a short-to-medium term win for almost everyone. It's a win for Game Pass subscribers, who get a healthy price cut on the best and most popular tier, Ultimate. …
… So, Call of Duty players with an interest in other games on Game Pass will save money over the course of the year; Game Pass subscribers who aren't bothered about playing Call of Duty on launch will save even more; and Call of Duty players who only want to play the FPS game likely weren't subscribe… …
… Planet of Lana 2 is also on Game Pass, so you can roll right into the sequel after hitting credits on the first game. Related The 25 best games on Game Pass Here’s what you should be playing on Xbox and PC
… Last fall, Microsoft hiked the prices for every model of the current-gen Xbox , as well as Xbox Game Pass . But there are still occasional bargains to be had out there, particularly when it comes to older games. …