PC Game Pass subscribers will also see a price hike in September, with the service moving from $9.99 to $11.99 per month and maintaining access to day-one titles. If you're outside the US and wondering how the price increases affect your subscription, Microsoft has a full list of all the worldwide price changes here.
The price increases come just before Microsoft plans to add Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and other big first-party Xbox games to its Game Pass service later this year. The price increases will largely affect Ultimate subscribers, who make up the vast majority of Game Pass subscribers, and come just over a year after the last Game Pass price hikes raised rates by $1–$2 per month.
Alongside the Ultimate and PC Game Pass price hikes, Microsoft will also offer a new Xbox Game Pass Standard subscription without day-one titles, priced at $14.99 per month for new users. The existing Xbox Game Pass for console subscription will continue for existing subscribers, but new Game Pass subscribers won't be able to select the console option starting July 10th until the new Game Pass Standard subscription is available. Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass Standard "will be available in the coming months."
