Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass

Developer	Microsoft Gaming
Type	Video game subscription service
Launch date	June 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-01)
Platform(s)	Xbox One Xbox Series X/S[1] Xbox Cloud Gaming Steam Deck Meta Quest Fire TV Samsung Smart TVs Samsung Smart Monitors
Operating system(s)	Android iOS iPadOS Windows macOS ChromeOS
Status	Active
Members	34 million (as of February 2024)
Pricing model	Monthly subscription[2]
Website	xbox.com/xbox-game-pass

Game Pass is a subscription service as part of Xbox and offered by Microsoft Gaming. Launched on June 1, 2017, the service allows users to download and play video games via video game consoles, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, iPadOS, web browsers, smart televisions, and cloud. Game Pass contains a rotating library of games, with the games remaining accessible as long as the user has an active subscription. Game Pass subscribers also receive discounts on purchases of games from the service's library and their respective downloadable content (DLC).

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 Windows 11. Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass are available as separate subscription products. A premium tier known as Game Pass Ultimate includes access to both services, in addition to Xbox Cloud Gaming, an on-demand cloud gaming available on console, PC, and mobile platforms, and Xbox Game Pass Core subscription benefits.

The service features titles from first-party Microsoft Gaming subsidiaries Xbox Game Studios and ZeniMax Media, as well as other third-party publishers. Since January 2018, all new Xbox Game Studios titles have been available to Game Pass subscribers immediately upon their release. Microsoft has also offered access to Electronic Arts's EA Play service for PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.

Xbox Live Gold was discontinued on September 14, 2023, with the service being merged into Xbox Game Pass as a new low price tier, Xbox Game Pass Core, which offers a limited set of free titles to subscribers.