Tuesday, April 21st 2026 Xbox Chops Game Pass Pricing and Future Day-1 Call of Duty Access by Cpt.Jank Today, 18:17 Discuss (0 ) Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma was recently quoted in a leaked internal memo stating that Game Pass was too expensive and that it didn't provide adequate value to its consumers, and it seems as though she has now followed through on the implied promise in that internal memo. As announced on Xbox Wire, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass are both receiving price cuts, with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate coming down from $29.99 to $22.99/month and PC Game Pass dropping from $16.49 to $13.99. At the same time, though, starting in 2026, Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass users will lose launch-day access to Call of Duty games. Starting with the next Call or Duty game, Game Pass players will need to wait "about a year" for Call of Duty to hit Game Pass. Fortunately, current Call of Duty games will remain playable on both PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and other major releases will still hit Game Pass on launch day. It was previously reported that Microsoft lost $300 million in Call of Duty sales by including the popular shooter series in Game Pass, despite Game Pass being an overall profitable endeavor. Source: Xbox Wire Related News Tags: Call of Duty consumer Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate Game streaming Microsoft PC Game Pass Shooter subscription Xbox Xbox Game Pass Apr 17th 2026 Pragmata Launch: Glowing Reviews and Chart-Topping Sales but Mediocre Player Counts (62) Jul 29th 2025 ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Pre-Order Date and Pricing Leak Ahead of Apparent Gamescom Launch (8) Apr 11th 2026 Microsoft Apologizes for Battery-Less Xbox Controllers, Sends Rechargeable Kits To Correct (35) Apr 17th 2026 Xbox First-Party Game Pass Tier Could Have Other Limitations (11) Apr 13th 2026 Xbox CEO Fuels Fire of Cheaper Game Pass Tier, Says it "Has Become Too Expensive" (12) Mar 5th 2026 Xbox Project Helix Officially Tipped As Next-Gen Console, Will "Play Your Xbox and PC Games" (47) Mar 14th 2026 Microsoft Will Add Gaming Copilot To Xbox Series Consoles in 2026 (60) Feb 10th 2026 Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass Could Merge Into a Single Subscription (7) Mar 28th 2026 New Xbox Game Pass Tier Appears in Leak With Only Xbox Studios Games (18) Mar 24th 2026 New Xbox CEO Plans Game Pass Changes With Cheaper Tier to Draw Subscribers (10) Add your own on Xbox Chops Game Pass Pricing and Future Day-1 Call of Duty Access There are no yet.
