It is no secret that a huge factor in the success of theXbox Game Passservice is the value for money that it offers players, with an ever-expanding roster of attractive titles being available for a reasonably priced monthly fee. While the service has exploded even further in popularity in recent years, it appears thatMicrosoft is attempting to expand the value of Game Passeven further.
News of a new Friends and Family subscription tier toXbox Game Passhas recently dominated the discourse surrounding the service, aiming to revolutionize how Game Pass operates. Offering its own unique price point while maintaining a slew of benefits and perks, it is clear as to why the new plan has drawn so much attention among fans.
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The Basics of Xbox Game Pass' Friends and Family Plan
The Friends and Family plan for Xbox Game Pass is intended to encourage account sharing among multiple people, breaking the industry norm ofcracking down on sharing practices by other streaming giants such as Netflix. The plan is set to allow up to five people enjoy the benefits of Game Pass Ultimate under one single subscription and one single monthly payment, meaning players can split the cost with friends or family to make some seriously impressive savings.
The Likely Pricing of Xbox Game Pass' Friends and Family Subscription
Before delving into what the prices of the Friends and Family subscription will likely be, it is important to first contextualize the prices of existing subscription tiers for the service and how they will compare in terms of value. Currently, both the standard console andPC tiers of Xbox Game Passare priced at $9.99 per month each, with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate combining the two and adding the aforementioned benefits for $14.99 per month.
While global pricings forthe Friends and Family planremain currently unknown, the service is being trialed in Ireland and Colombia, meaning that fans can get a rough idea of what kind of price point to expect. In Ireland, the trial plan currently costs €21.99 per month, and is currently 49,990 COP in Colombia. Going off these two comparative prices, it is safe to assume that the Friends and Family pass will cost around $20 per month in the United States.
Considering that this is only a price increase of roughly $5 from the individual Ultimate subscription, the added value of the Friends and Family pass is clear to see. Divided between five users, the Friends and Family pass may only cost $4 per person under a single subscription, almost four times cheaper than an individual Ultimate subscription. If these prices are to remain consistent upon the eventual global rollout of the Friends and Family tier, then theXbox Game Passservice may experience an even larger amount of success than what it has already seen.
