Microsoft delays Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hikes for some subscribers

Microsoft is holding disconnected connected its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate terms hikes for immoderate existing subscribers successful prime countries. After announcing a 50 percent terms summation to Game Pass Ultimate past week, Microsoft present says this terms summation volition lone presently impact caller purchases and not existing subscribers successful markets similar Austria, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Poland, and India.

“At this time, these increases volition lone impact caller purchases and volition not impact your existent subscription for the marketplace successful which you reside, arsenic agelong arsenic you are connected an auto-recurring plan,” explains Microsoft successful an email that was sent to immoderate Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers overnight. “Should you take to cancel your program and repurchase, you volition beryllium charged astatine the caller existent rate.”

The Verge has verified that the email is genuine and from Microsoft.

The alteration successful these countries is apt related to section regulations connected subscription terms changes, and it means successful Ireland existing subscribers with auto-renew enabled volition inactive beryllium charged astatine the €17.99 monthly rate, alternatively of the caller €26.99 pricing. Microsoft notes successful its email that existing subscribers successful these markets volition beryllium notified “at slightest 60 days successful advance” of terms changes, meaning the changes won’t spell into effect for astatine slightest 2 much months.

The halt successful terms increases successful prime markets is simply a alteration to what Microsoft announced past week. “This updated pricing volition spell into effect connected October 1st for caller subscribers, and past astatine the adjacent billing cycle, apt to beryllium November 4th, for existent subscribers,” said Dustin Blackwell, manager of gaming and level communications astatine Microsoft, successful a briefing with The Verge past week.

The terms hikes inactive look to beryllium successful spot for existing subscribers successful the UK and US, though. I’ve reached retired to Microsoft to remark connected the terms hike changes, and we’ll update you accordingly.