Microsoft Is Testing Xbox Game Pass Core Service
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Microsoft is beginning to test Xbox Game Pass Core, its replacement for Xbox Live Gold. Beginning this week, Xbox testers in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings will be able to preview Xbox Game Pass Core if they’re already existing Xbox Live Gold members.
The full Xbox Game Pass Core subscription will include the usual Xbox online console multiplayer support and discounts on games, in addition to a new small catalog of more than 25 titles. Xbox Insiders will only get access to Psychonauts 2, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and State of Decay 2 initially as part of the Game Pass Core library testing this week.
“We’re planning to launch the full library of Game Pass on September 14,” says Lily Wang, a senior product manager at Xbox. “Over the coming weeks, you’ll start to see Xbox Live Gold branding updated to Game Pass Core.” Microsoft wants testers to file feedback if they notice parts of the Xbox dashboard where it still refers to Xbox Live Gold over the coming weeks.
Microsoft will launch Xbox Game Pass Core next month and increase the price of its overall subscription service. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has moved from $14.99 per month to $16.99 (€14.99 / £12.99). The base Xbox Game Pass for Console pricing has also been increased from $9.99 a month to $10.99 (€10.99 / £8.99). Microsoft is also discontinuing its Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan on August 15th, and it's not clear if this "preview program" will ever return at a later date.