After a leak revealed Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family branding implicit the weekend, Microsoft has gone authoritative with its caller program and revealed its pricing successful Ireland and Colombia. The caller subscription volition let Xbox Game Pass members to stock with up to 4 different friends oregon household members astatine €21.99 per period successful Ireland, and 49,900 COP successful Colombia.

Microsoft isn’t restricting this caller Game Pass program to conscionable household members, and the lone regularisation is that radical who are added to the Friends & Family program request to beryllium successful the aforesaid country. Microsoft is presently investigating this caller Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family program successful Ireland and Colombia, with pricing astatine €21.99 per period alternatively of the regular €12.99 per period for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. That works retired to little than €5 per period per idiosyncratic to stock each the accustomed Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits.

The caller Friends & Family subscription is authoritative now. Image: Microsoft

“Currently we are piloting this program successful Colombia and the Republic of Ireland. Future countries / regions mightiness beryllium added successful the adjacent months,” says Microsoft successful a FAQ. Microsoft hasn’t announced pricing for the remainder of Europe, the UK, oregon the US yet, but it’s apt to beryllium astir $25 per period for Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family successful the US.

Switching to the program does mean adjusting the clip remaining connected your erstwhile plan, and Microsoft volition execute a conversion to the Friends & Family plan:

• 30 days Xbox Game Pass Ultimate = 18 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days Xbox Game Pass (Console) = 12 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days PC Game Pass = 12 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days Xbox Live Gold = 12 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family
• 30 days EA Play = 6 days Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family

Microsoft presently offers Xbox Game Pass oregon PC Game Pass for $9.99 per month. Neither subscription includes online multiplayer capabilities, but you tin upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $14.99 and this unlocks Game Pass for console, PC, EA Play access, and Xbox Live Gold online multiplayer.

Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family volition see each the aforesaid Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits for 4 different friends oregon household members. That’s 5 radical successful total, and it besides includes entree to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox Live, and adjacent the PC Game Pass versions of games.