Overview
- Microsoft, which announced the change Tuesday, dropped Game Pass Ultimate to $22.99 a month and PC Game Pass to $13.99, with Xbox chief Asha Sharma saying the top tier had become too expensive.
- Future Call of Duty games will no longer launch in Game Pass and will be added about a year after release, while existing Call of Duty titles stay in the library.
- Xbox says Ultimate perks and the broader catalog remain in place, and other first‑party games will still launch day one on the service.
- The price cut applies worldwide, with new rates already live in markets such as India and the UK according to local listings and reports.
- Industry analysts at Circana and Ampere say day‑one Call of Duty did not drive meaningful subscriber growth, framing the rollback as a commercial correction under new leadership.