Xbox Game Pass Just Got Cheaper But No More Day-1 Access to Call of Duty

Days after a memo surfaced by Microsoft's new boss of Xbox, Asha Sharma, saying that Game Pass "has become too expensive for players," Microsoft has issued a round of price cuts affecting the top subscription tier and also PC Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate now costs $22.99 per month, down from $29.99, while PC Game Pass dropped to $13.99 per month, down from $16.49.

In the same breadth, Microsoft also announced that new Call of Duty games will no longer be available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch, effectively ending the era of day-one access to one of the subscription service's biggest draws. Instead, new Call of Duty releases will be added to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass during the following holiday season after launch, which amounts to around a yearlong wait.

On the bright side for ...