Xbox Game Pass: Microsoft begins testing new family subscription

While Netflix and other subscription services already offer family plans, gamers have long asked Microsoft to give such a subscription to Xbox Game Pass. A few months ago we started hearing that Microsoft has created a new family plan for Game Pass with the goal of launching in 2022. If the full release of this Game Pass family plan hasn’t happened yet, However, Microsoft is already testing this version of the service in certain regions.

Indeed, the first version of this family subscription is available at: Colombia and Ireland today and testers Add up to four people to your subscriptionprovided they are in the same country.

Microsoft offers a new Family subscription for Xbox Game Pass

If you’re in either of these two countries, you can now purchase the Xbox Game Pass – Insider Preview subscription from the Microsoft Store, but registrations are limited. If you are already a Game Pass member, the time remaining in your subscription will be converted to monetary value. One month of Game Pass Ultimate equals 18 days of family offer. Thus, it can be concluded that this new subscription can cost around 25 eurosor about 5 Euros per person.

This Game Pass family membership is available to members (up to 5 per family) on par with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which gives subscribers access to over 100 games on PC and Xbox consoles. You can also find the list of new games for August 2022 here.

So the arrival of a new family subscription is good news, but the subscription has some limitations. First of all, the people you share your subscription with don’t have to be Insiders, but must reside in the same country as you. Also, members of guest groups cannot be converted. Before joining a group, a group member can cancel their current subscription or wait for it to expire.

Source : xbox