Microsoft announced Wednesday it will be revamping its tiered gaming subscription service Xbox Game Pass with expanded game libraries, including PC titles, unlimited cloud gaming, new in-game benefits and a reconfigured rewards system — and increasing Game Pass’ pricing to match the changes.

Previously, Xbox Game Pass offered a Core package priced at $9.99 per month, a Standard option for $14.99, and an Ultimate that costs $19.99. Now, the Game Pass product will be reworked into the Essential tier ($9.99), the Premium version ($14.99), and the new Ultimate edition, which is increasing to $29.99 per month.

All three tiers will now be playable across PC, console and cloud gaming.

Per Xbox, “Today’s Game Pass Core subscribers will automatically move to Essential, Standard subscribers

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