Xbox Game Pass is an even better deal for everybody… except for most of its highest-paying subscribers. Game Pass, Microsoft’s gaming subscription service, will offer more games and access to cloud titles for those paying between $5 and $15 on both console and PC. Ultimate-tier subscribers are also getting more, but it comes at a steep cost—a price steep enough that it seems there are fewer real “deals” left in gaming.

In a blog post, Xbox said Game Pass Ultimate will now cost $30 a month, up from $20. With the price hike, Microsoft is offering a fair few upgrades. First is the promise that gamers will be able to play upwards of 75 games available to the service on day one each year. So if you were already planning to play The Outer Worlds 2 , Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 , or Ninja G

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