Microsoft pauses Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike
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After cramming dozens more games into the service and announcing a 50 percent price increase for the Ultimate tier, Microsoft has revealed the rest of the Game Pass additions for October. They include some games that were previously confirmed to join Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on their release day,
A new Bloomberg report based on interviews with former Microsoft employees has offered more fuel for speculation about the continued viability of Game Pass, including Microsoft's own alleged estimate for how much sales revenue Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 lost by being on the subscription service.
As reported by IGN, the rumor originated from an alleged insider who claimed on NeoGAF that "the future of Xbox is software publishing" and Microsoft will turn all its focus to "profitable IPs" such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Minecraft, Candy Crush, and Forza Horizon.