{"id":366681,"date":"2026-04-15T08:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=416218"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:20:52","slug":"the-new-ceo-of-xbox-acknowledges-that-the-price-of-xbox-game-pass-is-very-expensive-for-what-they-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-new-ceo-of-xbox-acknowledges-that-the-price-of-xbox-game-pass-is-very-expensive-for-what-they-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"The new CEO of Xbox acknowledges that the price of Xbox Game Pass is very expensive for what they offer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Asha Sharma has recently taken on the role of CEO of Xbox following Phil Spencer&#8217;s departure, which has generated expectations regarding the future direction of the company<\/strong>. In a message to employees, Sharma acknowledged that the current price of Game Pass is excessive, suggesting the urgent need to improve the value of the service and to seek a more flexible long-term model.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A service that does not deliver what it costs<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Since the price increase in October, Game Pass Ultimate has risen from 17.99 to 26.99 euros and PC Game Pass from 11.99 to 14.99 euros, representing an increase of more than 40% in all territories. This rise has led many players to question the sustainability of the service, as access to high-quality titles can become expensive.<strong> Sharma has emphasized the importance of Game Pass in the Xbox ecosystem, noting that its current model is not definitive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Xbox Game Pass: New Games Added All The Time\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q5IJn83bV_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It is rumored that Xbox may be considering a new subscription tier that would restrict access solely to first-party titles.<strong> This move could drastically reduce the available library from approximately 400-500 games to between 80 and 120, focusing on the most prominent titles and many of the new releases in the service<\/strong>. However, concrete plans regarding this have not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Sharma is credited with the decision to resume the Fan Fest for this summer, despite the fact that an edition was already held in 2025 during Gamescom. There has also been a notable reduction in the &#8220;This is an Xbox&#8221; campaign, which has lost momentum in recent months. <strong>With these decisions, Sharma is expected to pave a new path for Xbox in an increasingly competitive market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asha Sharma has recently taken on the role of CEO of Xbox following Phil Spencer&#8217;s departure, which has generated expectations regarding the future direction of the company. In a message to employees, Sharma acknowledged that the current price of Game Pass is excessive, suggesting the urgent need to improve the value of the service and to seek a more flexible long-term model. A service that does not offer what it costs Since the price increase in October, Game Pass Ultimate has risen from 17.99 to 26.99 euros and PC Game Pass from [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":366701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-366681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366681"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":366707,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366681\/revisions\/366707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366681"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=366681"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=366681"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=366681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}