Xbox Game Pass gets Friends and Family pricing in select countries
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Following a leak earlier this week, Microsoft has officially unveiled its Friends & Family plan for Xbox Game Pass. This is an upgrade to existing plans that allows users to share a single Game Pass plan for multiple accounts and consoles.
The new plan will allow the primary account holder – the one paying the bill – to add up to four other players to their account. The only restriction is that other users must be in the same country. Friends and family can access and play games on their own consoles. Until now, the only way to allow other users access to their plan was to log in on their own consoles.
The Friends & Family tier is currently on trial in Ireland and Colombia for €21.99 and 49,900 COP. While users can have up to four other people in the group at any one time, they can invite up to eight users. Users can also join up to two different groups per year.
The only confusing part of the new tier is the conversion rate. In the plan's FAQ, Microsoft has a chart that shows how a "normal" Game Pass plan will convert to Friends and Family Days if the subscription is upgraded. For example, if a subscriber paid for 30 days of Game Pass Ultimate, after upgrading they will have 18 days of Friends & Family.
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Following a leak earlier this week, Microsoft has officially unveiled its Friends & Family plan for Xbox Game Pass. This is an upgrade to existing plans that allows users to share a single Game Pass plan for multiple accounts and consoles.
The new plan will allow the primary account holder – the one paying the bill – to add up to four other players to their account. The only restriction is that other users must be in the same country. Friends and family can access and play games on their own consoles. Until now, the only way to allow other users access to their plan was to log in on their own consoles.
The Friends & Family tier is currently on trial in Ireland and Colombia for €21.99 and 49,900 COP. While users can have up to four other people in the group at any one time, they can invite up to eight users. Users can also join up to two different groups per year.
The only confusing part of the new tier is the conversion rate. In the plan's FAQ, Microsoft has a chart that shows how a "normal" Game Pass plan will convert to Friends and Family Days if the subscription is upgraded. For example, if a subscriber paid for 30 days of Game Pass Ultimate, after upgrading they will have 18 days of Friends & Family.
GamesBeat's credo when covering the gaming industry is "where passion meets business". What does it mean? We want to tell you how much the news means to you, not only as a decision maker in a game studio, but also as a game fan. Whether you read our articles, listen to our podcasts, or watch our videos, GamesBeat will help you learn about and engage with the industry. Discover our Briefings.
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