Xbox Game Pass will have a new, higher price for the game subscription service starting Nov. 4.

With the news that Microsoft's popular franchise Halo will make the jump to the PlayStation platform for the first time with next year's Halo: Campaign Evolved , the company confirmed it is testing a free ad-supported version of its Xbox Cloud Gaming , which is included in the Game Pass service .

A Microsoft official confirmed to The New York Times on Friday that it is conducting internal tests of this ad-supported service. This service would allow access to some games via Xbox Cloud Gaming, though it's not clear how many would be supported.

This confirms a report from The Verge earlier this month, which revealed rumored details about the offering. Microsoft employees have been

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