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Xbox Game Pass is getting much cheaper

But Call of Duty games will not launch on the service anymore.
Eirik Hyldbakk Furu Editor-in-Chief Norway 21 April 2026

A week has gone since the new Xbox boss, Asha Sharma, said Game Pass is too expensive. She has said quite a lot of things since she replaced Phil Spencer, but now it's time to act.

Microsoft reveals that Game Pass Ultimate is getting a price cut today. It's not a small cut either, as Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99 a month. while PC Game Pass goes from $16.49 to $13.99 a month.

There's a catch, however, because we're also told this means Call of Duty games won't join Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch anymore starting this year. They'll instead be added to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass one year after launch.

Will you get Game Pass now, and what do you think about Call of Duty not launching on the service anymore?

Editor-in-Chief Norway Eirik Hyldbakk Furu wrote for Gamereactor from around 2015 to 2026, first as news editor and from 2022 as editor-in-chief of the Norwegian edition. He covered video games across news, previews and reviews for both the Norwegian and international sites.
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