Xbox Game Pass: Games, Prices, Versions and All the Features

The usual video club, in digital format

Microsoft’s proposal with Xbox Game Pass is magnificent. By paying a monthly fee, players will be able to access a huge catalog of games made up of titles from all categories and including Xbox Game Studios releases. This means that when a Halo is released, you can play it at no cost if you have access to Xbox Game Pass.

The Netflix term for video games is not entirely correct. Basically because the games do not run immediately, but you will have to download them in order to play them. Taking into account the extensive catalog of games that we will have available, you are going to have to make space on your hard drive to install all that appeal to you.

Games forever?

Something to be very clear is that the games will not always be available. After a while they will disappear, so you had better have taken advantage of them or not become too fond of them, since otherwise you will have to go through the box. An example is GTA V. The game hit Xbox Game Pass in January 2020, and it left the catalog in May, five months later. Every month new games come in, and others come out to take over.

To this we must add that if you cancel your subscription to Xbox Game Pass you will no longer be able to play the games you have installed from the service, so you will have to renew the subscription or buy the game separately from the Store.

On PC and console

Microsoft’s strategy is to manage two platforms, PC and Xbox. Thanks to Xbox Game Pass, PC players will also be able to play countless games from their Windows computer, and for this they will need the Xbox Game Pass subscription for PC . If you play on console, you should get the option for console.

Xbox Game Pass types

There are several types of subscription available, and basically they differ due to the platform they are aimed at:

• Xbox Game Pass (Console) : Allows access to the Xbox One games catalog.
• Xbox Game Pass (PC) : Allows access to the catalog of PC games.
• Xbox Game Pass Ultimate : Includes both Xbox and PC modes, and also adds the Xbox Live Gold subscription.

How much does the service cost?

Depending on the modality you choose, Xbox Game Pass will have a different price. For the basic versions of PC and Xbox, the monthly fee will be 9.99 euros for each of the versions. If you are a PC player and want to access the service, you will have to pay the 9.99 euros per month that it costs. If yours is Xbox One, you will have to get the other plan with the same price.

But the interesting thing is in the third modality, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, since it allows you to enjoy the two previous modalities, in addition to including the subscription to Xbox Live Gold, so that users will not have to worry about extra fees for other services. The price of this modality is 12.99 euros per month , and represents significant annual savings if we add all the packs it includes. Microsoft usually offers promotions with which you can get your first month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only 1 euro.

Other advantages available

As if that were not enough, the service offers additional advantages. With the idea of making it easy for you in case a game is to disappear from the catalog, the service allows you to make purchases in the Microsoft Store, benefiting from discounts of up to 20%.

Redeem Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass codes

One of the questions you might ask yourself is that if you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you can redeem month codes for other services. The answer is yes. The only difference is that the Xbox Gold subscription month equals 20 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. To give you an idea of how the codes are exchanged, we leave you with a conversion table:

All Xbox Game Pass games

The Xbox Game Pass catalog updated in May 2020 consists of the following games:

Latest additions:

• Alan Wake
• Cities: Skylines
• Minecraft dungeons
• Plebble Quest: The Crusades

Upcoming catalog releases: (May 29)

• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
• Hydro Thunder Hurricane
• Old man’s journey
• Opus Magnum
• Stealth Inc 2