Microsoft is set to raise Xbox Game Pass prices on Thursday.
Asannounced last month, from July 6 prices will rise in most markets excluding Norway, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia.
The monthly price of anXboxGame Pass subscription for console will increase from $9.99 to $10.99 (£7.99 to £8.99 / €9.99 to €10.99).
The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price will also increase from $14.99 per month to $16.99 (£10.99 to £12.99 / €12.99 to €14.99).
PCGame Pass pricing will not be changing at this time.
For dedicated console players interested in stacking subscriptions before the prices go up, Xbox allows users to have a maximum of 36 months of prepaid Game Pass Ultimate membership on their account.
Microsoftwill also raise the price of theXbox Series Xconsole next month in most countries excluding the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.
Starting on August 1, Xbox Series X will cost £479.99 in the UK, €549.99 across most European markets, $649.99 in Canada and $799.99 in Australia.
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“We’ve held on our prices for consoles for many years and have adjusted the prices to reflect the competitive conditions in each market,” Kari Perez, Microsoft’s head of gaming communications, said in a statement to VGC when the price rises were announced.
Earlier today Microsoft confirmed thenext wave of titles coming to Xbox Game PassincludingGrand Theft Auto 5,Exoprimal, The Cave and Techtonica.
