{"id":114901,"date":"2024-10-16T19:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T12:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114901"},"modified":"2024-10-16T19:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T12:30:48","slug":"microsoft-pulls-1-xbox-game-pass-trial-just-before-new-call-of-duty-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114901","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u00a0pulls $1\u00a0Xbox\u00a0Game Pass trial just before new Call of Duty release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Microsoft has pulled its $1 Xbox Game Pass trial, just days before <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/em> releases on October 25th. The 14-day Game Pass trial was removed on October 8th, preventing people from signing up for a trial and playing through the <em>Black Ops 6<\/em> campaign without paying for a full month of Game Pass.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Microsoft first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/3\/26\/23657627\/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-trial-offer-stopped\">stopped its $1 trial<\/a> for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass in March last year, before bringing it back and nerfing it down to just 14 days instead of a full month. The Xbox maker then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/microsoft-pulls-1-xbox-game-pass-trial-just-days-before-starfield-release-date\">briefly removed<\/a> the $1 trial just days before <em>Starfield<\/em>\u2019s debut in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">It\u2019s not surprising to see the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial quietly removed once again, especially as Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/5\/28\/24166053\/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-xbox-game-pass\">looks to <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/em><\/a> to boost its Game Pass subscriber numbers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/5\/8\/24151814\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-strategy-changes-arkane-tango\">I reported earlier this year<\/a>\u00a0that Microsoft had been debating whether to put new releases of\u00a0<em>Call of Duty\u00a0<\/em>into Game Pass, with concerns from some at the company that the revenue generated from typical\u00a0<em>Call of Duty<\/em>\u00a0sales would be undermined by Game Pass. A $1 trial would certainly undermine sales and subscriptions, especially when Activision traditionally sells more than 20 million copies of\u00a0<em>Call of Duty<\/em>\u00a0on average, at around $70 each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Microsoft is also planning to bring <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/em>, <em>Modern Warfare III<\/em>, and <em>Warzone<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/10\/14\/24269925\/xbox-cloud-gaming-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-warzone-support\">to Xbox Cloud Gaming later this month<\/a>. This is the first time a\u00a0<em>Call of Duty<\/em>\u00a0game has been available at launch on Xbox Cloud Gaming, following Microsoft\u2019s acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/10\/16\/24271619\/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-trial-suspended-call-of-duty-black-ops-6\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has pulled its $1 Xbox Game Pass trial, just days before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 releases on October 25th. 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