Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Trial Period Reduced: $1 Offer No Longer Lasts 1 Month
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Microsoft Corporation has reduced the trial period for its Game Pass offer from one month to 14 days. New customers can try Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass for $1 for 14 days before paying the full monthly price. Xbox Game Pass for Console no longer has a $1 trial and is available for $11 per month. The changes were implemented ahead of the release of Bethesda's Starfield on Game Pass in September. Microsoft also introduced Game Pass Core, which replaces Xbox Live Gold and allows players to access a select collection of games for $10 per month or $60 per year.

August 08, 2023 | 6:34 pm
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