Microsoft has paused the $1 trial offer on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. The trial version has been available for years, with short periods where it wasn’t all the time available in certain markets, and now it looks like Microsoft is considering latest promotions as an alternative.
“We have dropped our previous introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and are evaluating various marketing promotions for brand new members in the longer term,” said Kari Perez, head of world communications at Xbox, in an announcement to Edge.
The $1 trial allowed people to enroll in Xbox Game Pass for a month before a full Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription starts at $14.99 a month, or $9.99 a month for PC or console-only subscriptions. It’s an excellent solution to recommend a friend or member of the family, but for now we’ll need to wait to see what these “various marketing promotions” are for brand new members.
Microsoft can also be working on a Friends & Family plan for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The plan means that you can share your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate advantages with as much as 4 other friends or relations. Prices in Ireland are set at €21.99 per 30 days (nearly $24), which is lower than $5 per person.
Microsoft recently prolonged this Friends & Family plan to New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, Hungary, Israel, and Sweden, nevertheless it’s still not available in lots of European markets, in addition to the UK and US. This $1 trial removal could possibly be an indication that Microsoft is gearing as much as expand Friends & Family further after this latest subscription has been on trial for lower than a 12 months.
