



A premium tier known as Game Pass Ultimate includes access to both services, an on-demand cloud gaming service available on console, PC, and mobile platforms, and Xbox Live Gold subscription benefits. Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass are available as separate subscription products. The service consists of two products Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One, Series X, and Series S consoles, and PC Game Pass for PCs running Windows 10 and newer. Game Pass subscribers also receive discounts on purchases of games from the service's library and their respective downloadable content (DLC). Launched on June 1, 2017, the service allows users to download and play video games for Xbox video game consoles or Microsoft Windows PCs from a rotating library, with the games remaining accessible as long as the user has an active subscription. PC Game Pass is now available in 86 markets worldwide, including new markets in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.Game Pass is a subscription service offered by Microsoft as part of Xbox network. "Gamers in these new markets can sign up for the PC Game Pass Preview programme giving them immediate access to a library of hundreds of high-quality PC games on Windows, including new Xbox Game Studios releases on day one, iconic Bethesda games, an EA Play membership, and member-only benefits in Riot Games," said Microsoft. Meanwhile, Microsoft has opened up its preview of PC Game Pass to 40 new countries. The plan lets users share Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits with up to four other friends or family members, the report mentioned. Moreover, the tech giant has also been working on its Friends & Family plan for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

"We have stopped our previous introductory offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and are evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future," Kari Perez, head of global communications at Xbox, was quoted as saying. The trial was available for years but wasn't always available in some markets, and it appears Microsoft is now considering new promotions for new Game Pass members, reports The Verge. San Francisco, March 27 (IANS) Microsoft has stopped its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscription platforms, which allowed users to try the service for $1 for the first month before upgrading to more expensive plans.
