Windows Central feels a price increase could be "imminent" for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate based on the finding. Here's a bit of their report:
The tag was spotted by the social media account behind the Better xCloud service, as seen below
"It's not a stretch to think that an Xbox Game Pass price increase is imminent, given the fact that Microsoft decided now would be a good time to necessitate such a notification type."
If you're wondering how this "notification type" works, it's seemingly linked to the web browser version of Xbox Cloud Gaming, relating to notifications that tell you about the likes of friend requests, achievements and various other things.
Who knows whether this tag is indicating an upcoming Xbox Game Pass price increase or not, but we probably should expect an increase at some point in 2025. I'm still sceptical that it's imminent.
Additionally, Windows Central says that Microsoft is exploring the idea of a cloud-only subscription for Xbox in the future, set to benefit from the next generation of cloud servers that are currently in testing. We'll have to see if that comes to fruition and how that potentially ends up affecting Xbox Game Pass in the process.
[source x.com, via windowscentral.com]
The tag was spotted by the social media account behind the Better xCloud service, as seen below
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1933335007734739334
"It's not a stretch to think that an Xbox Game Pass price increase is imminent, given the fact that Microsoft decided now would be a good time to necessitate such a notification type."
If you're wondering how this "notification type" works, it's seemingly linked to the web browser version of Xbox Cloud Gaming, relating to notifications that tell you about the likes of friend requests, achievements and various other things.
Who knows whether this tag is indicating an upcoming Xbox Game Pass price increase or not, but we probably should expect an increase at some point in 2025. I'm still sceptical that it's imminent.
Additionally, Windows Central says that Microsoft is exploring the idea of a cloud-only subscription for Xbox in the future, set to benefit from the next generation of cloud servers that are currently in testing. We'll have to see if that comes to fruition and how that potentially ends up affecting Xbox Game Pass in the process.
[source x.com, via windowscentral.com]
