Overview
- A detailed ResetEra leak published Tuesday says Microsoft plans to stop adding new games to Game Pass on day one and to roll out the change between February and April 2027.
- The leak describes replacing current tiers with separate paid options, including an ad-supported tier, an ad-free tier, a library-plus-multiplayer bundle, a standalone multiplayer subscription, and paid cloud add-ons.
- Reported price points include $12.99 per month for an ad-supported tier, $19.99 per month or $239.99 per year for an ad-free tier, $14.99 per month for library plus multiplayer, $10.99 per month for multiplayer only, and a $5.99 cloud add-on that would include 25 hours of streaming.
- The alleged plan would cut the standard Game Pass monthly price by $3 to reflect the loss of day-one releases and would convert cloud streaming into a capped, billable feature, shifting Xbox toward usage-based monetization.
- All details come from a single forum leak that multiple outlets cited and one industry leaker noted as plausible; Microsoft has not confirmed the plans so the report remains unverified and subject to change.