After raising Game Pass prices, Xbox has brought back its $1 trial offer

It’s available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscriptions

Microsoft has reintroduced a $1 trial offer for some Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.

The introductory offer lets players get their first month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass for $1 / £1 (the deal is not available for Game Pass for console).

The same offer was previously available for several years before Microsoft ended it in March, when it said it was “evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future”.

Existing Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass subscribers who use the trial offer to upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can carry over their pre-paid membership time at the current conversion ratio, up to a maximum of 36 months.

The $1 offer’s reintroduction follows Microsoft’s move to raise Game Pass prices this week.

As of July 6, prices increased in most markets excluding Norway, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia.

The monthly price of an Xbox Game Pass subscription for console rose from $9.99 to $10.99 (£7.99 to £8.99 / €9.99 to €10.99).

And the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price increased from $14.99 per month to $16.99 (£10.99 to £12.99 / €12.99 to €14.99).

PC Game Pass pricing didn’t change, remaining at $9.99 / £7.99 per month.

The latest wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass includes Grand Theft Auto 5, Exoprimal, The Cave and Techtonica.

Microsoft will also raise Xbox Series X console prices in August in most countries excluding the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.

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Johnny says:
7th July 2023 at 9:10 am
If we are getting $1.00 GamePass with a price increase, then I hope the price keeps increasing every month!
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Jdizzle says:
7th July 2023 at 9:23 am
Well no one wants to buy games on xbox so they have rent them out for nothing!
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PringleKing88 says:
7th July 2023 at 11:02 am
This is for PC only, which tells me that subscriptions are starting to stall just as they have on console so they need to try and entice people in again.
Just don’t think this is going to happen when you have Steam that provides a vaster library and for which also provides games incredibly cheap most of the time.
Only way Gamepass can really push into the PC market is by constantly and consistently providing high level AAA experiences, but I just don’t see that happening without a cost.
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1. Mohammad S.O says:
  7th July 2023 at 11:15 am
  They do release AAA games, but compared to Steam versions they’re almost always aaa. I don’t think I’ll be renewing my PC game pass when it lapses in December.
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  1. Nicholas Selby says:
    7th July 2023 at 3:03 pm
    Have you taken a look at the line up for Game Pass for the rest of the year…
    Exo Primal, Star Field, Lies of P, Pay Day 3, Cocoon, Forza Motor Sport, City Skylines 2, Thirsty Suiters, and Persona 5 Tactica.
    That is just what is announced, I mean they added the Xbox Series version of GTA5 out of no where this month. So ya never know what to expect each month.
    I know personally Star Field alone is looking like something that will be holding my attention for quite a while.
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2. Guest says:
  9th July 2023 at 12:15 pm
  Lol steam prices are MSRP until their crappy sales
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PringleKing88 says:
7th July 2023 at 11:02 am
This is for PC only, which tells me that subscriptions are starting to stall just as they have on console so they need to try and entice people in again.
Just don’t think this is going to happen when you have Steam that provides a vaster library and for which also provides games incredibly cheap most of the time.
Only way Gamepass can really push into the PC market is by constantly and consistently providing high level AAA experiences, but I just don’t see that happening without a cost.
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Karl Hendrikse says:
7th July 2023 at 11:12 am
It’s not possible to use this deal if you’ve ever used it in the past, is it? I think I did a $1 when Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta), as it was called at the time, first became a thing.
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1. Nicholas Selby says:
  7th July 2023 at 2:41 pm
  Look into Microsoft Rewards Points… You can pay for Game Pass Ultimate very easily just by spending about 5 minutes a day doing very easy tasks and using Bing as a search engine. I even get $50 gift cards nearly every 4 months with the extra points I dont use for GPU
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  1. Viktor Vaughn says:
    8th July 2023 at 8:39 pm
    That’s wild, dude! Good on you. Primarily a PS player, but I have to admire your hustle.
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2. Lam Booner says:
  8th July 2023 at 7:38 am
  Just set up a new account, if that’s logged in you can play all the Gamepass stuff on your normal account no problem.
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Danny Mitchell says:
7th July 2023 at 3:58 pm
I imagine this 1 dollar deal will get harder and harder to find the closer Starfield gets to release
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Red Cloud says:
7th July 2023 at 7:41 pm
The Blockbuster of Games.
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Johnny says:
8th July 2023 at 8:51 am
Let’s say that’s the best way to see a price increase….getting even better offers!
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