"Here's your current plan: PC Game Pass - Your subscription price is changing from $35.99 to $49.90"

Brotality on 04/10/2025 - 16:17
Last edited 04/10/2025 - 17:49 by 1 other user

I just received that in an email from Xbox Game Pass. Being a veteran OzBargainer, I saw the forum post, I saw the Telstra deal and immediately stocked up until 2027. I've already activated the codes. It shows the following date on the my account:

PC Game Pass
Next charge on January 3, 2027, AU$19.45

Now where on earth did they get those $35.99 and $49.90 figures from? Did their system crap itself trying to make up for the money they are losing on my membership? 😂

Did anyone else get weird hallucinated emails like that?

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  • Hybroid on 04/10/2025 - 16:22
    +2

    Sharp price increases were announced a few days ago: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultima…

    • Brotality on 04/10/2025 - 17:17
      +1

      I'm fully aware hence why I stocked up. I'm more curious as to where these absurdly high figures in their email came from!

  • SwagGetterPro on 04/10/2025 - 17:04

    Hmm werid, did they accidentally leak the next price increase?

  • BillyStm on 04/10/2025 - 17:06
    +1

    Price increases are from November 4 in Aus they've already advised them
    Press Start have all the details listed https://press-start.com.au/news/xbox/2025/10/03/grab-some-xb…

    No idea why it would have been saying PC Game Pass as high as you've mentioned though.

  • iDeker on 04/10/2025 - 17:40
    +2

    u can still cancel and get ur money back which is good. Still havent paid for gp in years!

    • NotJustChickenDinner on 04/10/2025 - 17:53
      +2

      i assume this is a hack? so you pay for 1 month then cancel before the end of the month and buy again and repeat?

      • iDeker on 04/10/2025 - 18:05
        +1

        yep, no questions asked

        • Bignudge on 04/10/2025 - 18:58

          Quick question, I saw a comment like this a long time ago and decided to try it for myself. I paid for 1 month, and tried to cancel on the last day… nek minute I was charged for the next month halfway in. (Signed up on the 1st, and was charged for the next month on the 14th… before I had a chance to cancel it).

          Can you explain in exact steps on when to cancel so I get the whole month but don't get charged for the next month? Thanks!

          • iDeker on 04/10/2025 - 19:10
            +1

            @Bignudge: on the microsoft website where u manage the subscription it gives u 2 options, 1 to keep the sub until the end of the period/month but take ur money, or 2, cancel immediately and get a refund.

            • Bignudge on 04/10/2025 - 19:18

              @iDeker: Yes, and which day do I cancel it on? The day before renewal (halfway throughout the month), or on the last day of the month?

              • iDeker on 04/10/2025 - 20:08
                +1

                @Bignudge: doesnt matter. i guess to be safe, a couple days before would be best. I also wait for my money to come back into my account first to just to be sure but it can take a couple days

                • Bignudge on 04/10/2025 - 21:03

                  @iDeker: Awesome, many thanks! Ill give it another go

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 04/10/2025 - 18:27
    +3

    $50 a month! F—k Me!

    • 7ekn00 on 04/10/2025 - 20:16
      +5

      That's what all global corporations would like to do, they just hope you bend over and take it ;)

  • X200T on 04/10/2025 - 20:15
    +1

    no wonder microsoft reward no longer able to claim, now they force you to claim gift card instead :(

  • AustriaBargain on 04/10/2025 - 20:40
    +2

    I guess I'm going to have to actually buy Sea of Thieves when my ISmellPennies deal runs out.

  • PixelMango on 04/10/2025 - 21:20
    +1

    Just a word of warning there are sites; while safe, allow you to buy grey market PC pass for $3.50 a month. Sites like Plati and Z2U, which I highly recommend nobody should buy as it's not the price Microsoft wants you to pay.

    • Bignudge on 04/10/2025 - 22:07
      +2

      Where are you getting $3.50 a month? I'm seeing at least like $17USD for 1 month top up or $11USD for a new account

    • Bignudge on 05/10/2025 - 11:05

      The first product on the link posted is straight up $13.42USD/1 month or $150.17USD/15 months. I will buy the one for $3.50/month, please dm me :)

  • Axelstrife on 04/10/2025 - 21:28

    Gamepass Ultimate is $35.99

    Ive not seen anyone say it's going up to $49.90

  • pegaxs on 04/10/2025 - 22:32

    “Yeah, no it’s not…”
    *presses cancel membership button*

  • Drpepper666 on 05/10/2025 - 07:22

    What Telstra deal please?

  • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 05/10/2025 - 20:40

    Did anyone else get weird hallucinated emails like that?

    no but I'm getting a lot of ai generated responses. and a lot of ghosting too, which makes me think the first response was ai generated I just didn't see it.
    first email answers like 3 out of 4 questions. I'm like great but what about this? it's been months with no response.
    and I'm not talking about small unknown stores.

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