It looks like the rumored new Game Pass tier will be officially called Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition. The leak came from the Discord datamining GitHub, and that's because, apparently, this version of Game Pass will soon be bundled with the Discord Nitro subscription.
The following lines were discovered by the dataminers:
- Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition is now included with Nitro. Jump in.
- 50+ games like Stardew Valley, Fallout 4, and Grounded. 10 hours of cloud gaming every month. Xbox Rewards. All yours with Nitro.
- Cloud gaming for select games from your Xbox library.
- Up to $25/year in the Store with Rewards.
- Subscribe to Nitro and access Xbox Game Pass (Starter Edition), deals on gear, new Orbs perks, and so much more.
This is supposedly the Triton/Duet tier that was previously datamined via Xbox Cloud Gaming by @redphx, the author of Better xCloud, a free and open-source tool that improves the Xbox Cloud Gaming and Remote Play experiences. In fact, Redphx also spotted the Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition name on its own, so it's likely that this tier will also be available separately rather than just bundled with Discord Nitro. Considering that Discord Nitro costs $9.99 monthly, it stands to reason the Starter Edition would be priced around $4.99 or $5.99, though this is just speculation for the time being, as there have been no leaks or rumors about the pricing yet.
Beyond those three games mentioned in Discord's datamined list, Windows Central believes Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition will include the following first-party titles: Doom Eternal, Doom 64, Dishonored 2, Fable Anniversary, Fallout 76, Gears 5, Halo 5 Guardians, Halo Wars 2, Hellblade, Ori and the Blind Forest, Psychonauts, State of Decay 2, Elder Scrolls Online, and more.
This is just part of a larger Game Pass revamp. Asha Sharma, the successor of Phil Spencer at the head of Xbox, has just cut the price of Game Pass Ultimate while also removing new Call of Duty games from the tier. According to rumors, Microsoft might consider allowing users to pick up their games and features with even greater flexibility, potentially leading to more tiers on the way.
Just a few hours ago, Sharma also laid out her high-level vision for Xbox, hinting at even more changes coming as the new executive attempts to right the ship.
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