“For real? Xbox Game Pass is Dead”: 1 Quiet Change Will See a Huge Portion of the Userbase Affected
Xbox is not the same.
July proved to be one of the worst months for Xbox gamers, as Microsoft has been launching back-to-back decisions that depressed them even more. Most Xbox fans haven’t yet gotten over the price increase shock, and once again, Microsoft has come up with another unexpected announcement that pushed them to their peak of frustration.
Xbox Game Pass is one of the most popular services given by Microsoft for PC and console, where players can enjoy renowned titles without purchasing them if they have an Xbox Game Pass subscription. But recently, Microsoft has been restructuring its subscription service and making announcements that players don’t support. Their reaction to the latest announcement has proved this once again.
Microsoft Is Abolishing Some of the Most Attractive Xbox Game Pass Features in the Process of Reorganizing the Service
Microsoft has been making rapid changes to the Xbox Game Pass. Recently, it’s increased all the prices, along with removing one of the major tiers. Though a new tier has been introduced, it won’t have day one games. This has made players angry enough, but the latest announcement has fueled their anger even more, instead of making it better.
News circulated that Microsoft’s withdrawing the Rewards auto-renewal for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This means that Microsoft is banning the auto-renewal of Game Pass using Microsoft Rewards points. This change will be implemented on August 12, 2024.
This news definitely hasn’t pleased players, and an outburst occurred in the comment section. One frustrated player expressed their opinion, saying “Gamepass is dead.”
Another one almost continued on the same note, saying that after destroying the consoles and several games, Microsoft is now destroying Game Pass.
Another one said Xbox has nothing left.
Players are not happy with the manual reward, though a significant number of players claimed not to use these points for renewal of their Game Pass subscription.
The post from GPTGamingNews was initially a bit doubtful, but soon, players started sharing their screenshots of emails from Xbox confirming this matter. However, there is still confusion.
Microsoft’s Decision of Xbox Game Pass Auto-Renewal Withdrawal Lacks Transparency
Xbox Game Pass has always been one of the most convenient methods for PC and console players to access games and a substantial number of players used to use their Microsoft Rewards to renew their Game Pass subscription.
However, since the news of the removal of this method was distributed, players have been trying to find authentic sources.
“Your Game Pass auto-redeem subscription is being discontinued. Important changes are coming to the auto-redeem functionality for your Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscription. As of 8/12/2024, you will no longer be allowed to use your Rewards points to fund your Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscriptions.”
However, this didn’t take long, because soon several Game Pass users received a notification from Microsoft informing them.
However, the statement doesn’t clearly state whether only the renewal of the Game Pass will be affected or whether the purchase process will also be stopped using Microsoft Rewards.
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Therefore, confused players are wondering if Game Pass is entirely leaving Microsoft Rewards within a month.
That shouldn’t be the case, but the company hasn’t released any elaborate notice to shed light on this topic.
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