

With the $1 trial, players were able to sign up for either Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass for a single dollar for a month. “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,” the company said in a statement per The Verge. The confirmation comes after initial reports began on Sunday.

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.Microsoft has confirmed that it has ended the $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass deal. 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.
