(Rumour) Big changes to Gamepass, including a free/cheaper tier with ads

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From :mjpls:

PC Gamepass going away and will be GamePass Standard and GamePass Core and no day 1 games.
Increase in price for GamePass Ultimate to $25 (this may be delayed to 2026)
Cloud streaming included in all tiers

Subscription name changes,similar to PSN tiers (unconfirmed):
Gamepass core -> gamepass essential
Gamepass Standard -> Gamepass premium

2026:

cheaper ad based tier
streaming only free/cheap tier, time based and forced ads
 

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Well...well...well I remember being shouted down by the Xbots when I mentioned this very thing happening in the future. It doesn't make any financial sense that it can sustainable long term in the unless they change the model again. I'm sure one of them will come in with that 5 billion in revenue post like they always do but it never breaks down what of that was actually profit :russ:
 

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Article says presumably the $25 ultimate tier may be the only way to access it.
thing is PC Gamepass is cheaper because you're not paying for online, and all the console tiers include online play
 
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