Microsoft is giving up on promoting Game Pass for PLN 4. The giant has issued a statement on the matter

Game Pass has revolutionized the approach to gaming in recent years. Thanks to that, a lot of gamers have been able to access a library of many great titles for almost half free. Moreover, it was Game Pass that greatly contributed to the good sales of the current generation of Xbox consoles. However, while up until now the big advantage of this service was the very low entry price, it now appears that you’ll have to pay full price to access the game library.

What can I say – the era of cheap Game Pass is coming to an end. It must be admitted that Microsoft has been offering access to the game library for half the price for free for a long time.

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Over the weekend, there were a lot of reports from new players who were unable to start a subscription at the current price of PLN 4. As it turns out, this is not a bug. There is even an official statement from Microsoft about this, which reads like this: “We have discontinued our previous introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. We are evaluating several marketing promotions for new members in the future.”. As you can see, the era of cheap Game Pass is definitely over, although it is possible that at some point in time the giant will want to impress new users in a different way.

Once…

…and now

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We must honestly admit that the price of Game Pass for a monthly (and sometimes for 3 months) price of only 4 PLN was more than a great offer. Some have even created multiple accounts on Microsoft’s service collectively, just to take advantage of cheap access to such a vast library of games. So it’s no wonder the giant decided to drop the promotion. The only question is how will the standard fee affect the number of subscribers? It is possible that some of them will resign from paying the subscription, but on the other hand, it is likely that the American producer will want to invest in Game Pass to start making profits, especially since this year the service will include, for example, Starfield, Forza Motorsport or Redfall.

Source: The Verge, Game Hunters