Microsoft confirms new Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan and its pricing

After a leak revealed Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family branding over the weekend, Microsoft has gone official with its new plan and revealed its pricing in Ireland and Colombia. The new subscription will permit Xbox Game Pass members to share with as much as 4 different pals or members of the family at €21.99 per thirty days in Ireland, and 49,900 COP in Colombia.

Microsoft isn’t limiting this new Game Pass plan to only members of the family, and the one restriction is that people who find themselves added to the Friends & Family plan must be in the identical nation. Microsoft is presently testing this new Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan in Ireland and Colombia, with pricing at €21.99 per thirty days as an alternative of the common €12.99 per thirty days for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. That works out to lower than €5 per thirty days per individual to share all the standard Xbox Game Pass Ultimate advantages.

“Currently we are piloting this plan in Colombia and the Republic of Ireland. Future countries / regions might be added in the next months,” says Microsoft in a FAQ. Microsoft hasn’t introduced pricing for the remainder of Europe, the UK, or the US but, but it surely’s prone to be round $25 per thirty days for Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family within the US.

Switching to the plan does imply adjusting the time remaining in your earlier plan, and Microsoft will carry out a conversion to the Friends & Family plan:

• 30 days Xbox Game Pass Ultimate = 18 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days Xbox Game Pass (Console) = 12 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days PC Game Pass = 12 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days Xbox Live Gold = 12 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days EA Play = 6 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family

Microsoft presently provides Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass for $9.99 per thirty days. Neither subscription consists of on-line multiplayer capabilities, however you possibly can improve to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $14.99 and this unlocks Game Pass for console, PC, EA Play entry, and Xbox Live Gold on-line multiplayer.

Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family will embrace all the identical Xbox Game Pass Ultimate advantages for 4 different pals or members of the family. That’s 5 folks in whole, and it additionally consists of entry to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox Live, and even the PC Game Pass variations of video games.