It’s not surprising to see the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial quietly removed once again, especially as Microsoft looks to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to boost its Game Pass subscriber n

Microsoft has removed access to a potentially useful option from Xbox Game Pass less than two weeks before the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The Xbox Game Pass subscription option might have given budget-conscious players a chance to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for much less than its retail asking price.

Three-month subscriptions of Game Pass Ultimate are regularly discounted to around $45 at places like Target and Amazon, but this is easily the best discount we’ve seen in some time. One-month subscriptions are also on sale, discounting the usual $17 price to just a little over $11 when you use the 20% off coupon.

Microsoft’s determination to destroy the great reputation of Game Pass continues apace, with the news that the corporation has suddenly pulled its years-long offer of a two-week trial subscription for a dollar, just a week before it adds Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to the subscription.

Black Ops 6 is one of the biggest releases of 2024, and Xbox made a big promise to its players. Since Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard for a massive $69billion it promised

That’s according to a new report by The Verge which says the expanded Xbox Cloud Gaming feature will go into live tests for members of the Xbox Insider program next month. It’s not clear which games will be part of the first wave,

With a favorable ruling in the Epic v Google trial, now is the time to strike as Microsoft prepares a cloud-only subscription tier for Xbox Game Pass.

Here's the full Game Pass line up for the end of October, and into the start of November: South Park: The Fractured but Whole (Cloud, Console, and PC), via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard Donut County (Cloud, Console, and PC), via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard.

Microsoft has made the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial unavailable just as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's launch is around the corner.

Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device Whatever gripes you may have with Microsoft, you have to admit that it offers a pretty solid deal with its Xbox Game Pass service.