Microsoft announces the new Friends and Family Xbox Game Pass program

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Microsoft is currently testing this new Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family plan in Ireland and Colombia. MS Education Academy “We are currently testing this plan in Colombia and the Republic of Ireland. Future countries/regions may be added in the coming months,” the tech giant said.

Following recent leaks revealing Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family branding, tech giant Microsoft has made its new plans official and revealed pricing for select markets. The new subscription will let Xbox Game Pass members play with up to four other friends and family for €21.99 ($21.99) per month in Ireland and 49,900 Colombian pesos ($11.25) in Colombia, according to The Verge.

Highlights

  • The only requirement for adding users to the Friends and Family plan is that the users must reside in the same country. Following recent leaks revealing Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family branding, tech giant Microsoft has made its new plans official and revealed pricing for select markets.

  • Microsoft hasn’t announced pricing for Europe, the UK, or the rest of the US, but reports expect it to be around $25 per month for Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family in the US. The tech giant isn’t just limiting this new Game Pass plan to families.

Microsoft is currently testing this new Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family plan in Ireland and Colombia, the report said. MS Education Academy “We are currently testing this plan in Colombia and the Republic of Ireland. Future countries/regions may be added in the coming months,” the tech giant said.

The new subscription will let Xbox Game Pass members play with up to four other friends and family for €21.99 ($21.99) per month in Ireland and 49,900 Colombian pesos ($11.25) in Colombia, according to The Verge.

Microsoft hasn’t announced pricing for Europe, the UK, or the rest of the US, but reports expect it to be around $25 per month for Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family in the US. The tech giant isn’t just limiting this new Game Pass plan to families.

The only requirement for adding users to the Friends and Family plan is that the users must reside in the same country. Microsoft currently charges $9.99 per month for Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass. Following recent leaks revealing Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family branding, tech giant Microsoft has made its new plans official and revealed pricing for select markets.

The new subscription will let Xbox Game Pass members play with up to four other friends and family for €21.99 ($21.99) per month in Ireland and 49,900 Colombian pesos ($11.25) in Colombia, according to The Verge increase. Microsoft is currently testing this new Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family plan in Ireland and Colombia, the report said. MS Education Academy “We are currently testing this plan in Colombia and the Republic of Ireland. Future countries/regions may be added in the coming months,” the tech giant said. Microsoft hasn’t announced pricing for Europe, the UK, or the rest of the US, but reports expect it to be around $25 per month for Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family in the US.

The tech giant isn’t just limiting this new Game Pass plan to families. The only requirement for adding users to the Friends and Family plan is that the users must reside in the same country. Microsoft currently charges $9.99 per month for Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass. Online multiplayer is not available with either membership, but for $14.99 the user can upgrade to his Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, giving access to Game Pass for online multiplayer on consoles, PC, EA Play, and Xbox Live Gold. 

   

 

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