Xbox Game Pass Price Increase on the Cards for South Africa

Xbox and PC gamers across South Africa who use Microsoft’s GamePass subscription service to play their games will be in for a price-increase to take effect in September 2024.

The company is increasing its Game Pass price worldwide, so gamers across the globe are expected to pay a bit more for their on-going game service; with Xbox also adding a brand-new tier to their offering.

The new prices are as per the below:

Game Pass Ultimate (monthly):

• Was R129 -> Now R199

Game Pass Core (12 month subscription):

• 1 Month: Was R79 -> Now R99
• 3 Month: Was R199 -> Now R249
• 6 Month: Was R319 -> Now R399
• 12 month: Was R479 -> Now R799

PC Game Pass (PC only; monthly):

• Was R79 -> Now R119

The price increase is quite a substantial one, but the value-offering of GamePass is a worthwhile option, in our view, of course.

Additionally, it was also confirmed that Microsoft will add another Xbox Game Pass option — the Standard subscription tier — to the existing Ultimate and PC Game Pass offerings. The new Standard tier will exclude incoming day-one titles, meaning you won’t be able to play the likes of Doom: Dark Ages, Gears of War: E-Day, and other first-party games set for release, but will have access to the other games in the library.

These new prices will go into effect on 12 September across all regions.