We have stopped our previous introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and are evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future. Kari Perez, head of global communications at Xbox, said: Microsoft teases new offers coming in the future. New subscribers now have no trial offer at all, and need to commit to the $14.99 monthly rate to try Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with cloud gaming, or Game Pass on PC or console for $9.99. Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that is has ended its “introductory offer” for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. That's an acceptable compromise for some folks-a low monthly price for access to loads of AAA and indie games-but your author is going to keep buying physical games, thanks.For quite some time now Microsoft has offered a $1 trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which granted new players access to the full library, including cloud gaming, for a fraction of the usual price. If you want to keep playing, you've got to keep paying into perpetuity. Of course, the downside of Game Pass on the user side of things is that you don't get to keep the titles once you end your subscription. Even when you do use Game Pass, you're just downloading a digital copy of the games it ultimately costs Microsoft very little to deploy. The tech giant is quite enthusiastic about Game Pass, and understandably so-folks aren't quick to cancel monthly subscriptions, even when they aren't using them, which means it's basically free money for Microsoft. It's possible that the end of this trial could signal the expansion of that plan Microsoft's been expanding access to its Game Pass services to many other countries, too.

The countries that can make use of the family plan include Colombia, Chile, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden.

However, that deal isn't available yet in the US or UK, or indeed most of the world.

The Verge notes that Microsoft has a ' Friends & Family' plan available in a few select countries that allows a user to pay a higher monthly price-around $24/month-to share Game Pass with up to four other users.

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