Xbox issues official Game Pass warning

Xbox has sent another push notification Xbox Game Pass subscribers with a reminder/warning about future plans for the service. Xbox Game Pass has seen dramatic changes over the years. The service has been divided into different levels and the price has fluctuated a lot.

Late last year, Microsoft made the controversial decision to raise the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $29.99 per month. This plan eventually went back, with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at $22.99. The decision to lower the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was met with much praise from the community, although it did not come without a cost. Recently, Xbox decided to remind fans of the cost of cheaper Game Pass Ultimate with a warning sent directly to its users.

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Xbox Game Pass warns subscribers about Call of Duty

Xbox drops the price of Game Pass Ultimate means it Call of Duty games will no longer be released on the first day. This was already announced when the price cut was first confirmed, but Xbox decided to send a reminder for whatever reason. The reminder repeated that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 won't be one day an Xbox Game Pass game, but it will added to the service in Holiday 2027. Anyone who wants to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 this year will have to purchase the game outright, something that Game Pass Ultimate subscribers haven't had to do in recent years.

Call of Duty being on Game Pass is estimated to have cost Microsoft hundreds of millions of dollars, so it makes sense that this year's entry's Game Pass debut is delayed by a year. And while some Game Pass subscribers might be upset about this, it doesn't really equate to higher expenses. The $8 per month saved on Game Pass Ultimate should leave subscribers with enough to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 without spending more money than they would have done anyway. Of course, this doesn't apply to those who have successfully leveraged things like Microsoft Rewards points to essentially get free Game Pass, but still, the takeaway is that even Cod is no longer day one on Game Pass, it doesn't really cost subscribers more money than they would have paid if they decide to buy it.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be launched on October 23 and is the first true ninth generation Call of Duty drop. All before Call of Duty Games on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S were cross-generational versions that were also available on PS4 and Xbox One. The fact that Modern warfare finally leaving the last generation of consoles behind has made it a bit more exciting than other recent entries in the series. Infinity Ward at the helm also instills confidence in the project, although the jury is still out on that MW4.

Even if Modern Warfare 4 skipping Game Pass, subscribers still have plenty of exciting Day One games to look forward to this year. The game for the big weekend 2026 is Gears of War: E-Daywhich will be available day one when it releases on October 6th.