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Microsoft has been making adjustments to the Xbox Game Pass for the past few months since Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was officially announced. The decisions centred on the new Call of Duty title come in consideration of their acquisition of Activison Blizzard and the cancellation of Call of Duty's PlayStation exclusivity.
Adding more fire to the fuel, Microsoft has made a rash decision by removing their $1 Xbox Game Pass option just ahead of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release on October 25. So, players aiming to play the game through the cheapest Xbox Game Pass plan might face a major bump in their way.
Microsoft axes the $1 Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft's promise of letting players access their first party game on day one including Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 seems to have been broken by removing the $1 Xbox Game pass and locking the game behind the new premium game pass tier.
The $1 Xbox Game Pass subscription allowed players to access all game pass titles for 14 days. The $1 trial plan is great for letting players get a hang of the whole game pass catalogue. So, removing a trial option limits the ability of many players to try out games.
However, considering how riddled Call of Duty title become with hackers since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), its an understandable fact that Microsoft will try to limit access to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 by removing the trial tier, which would have allowed hackers to get access to the game with little to no expense.
Moreover, Microsoft will focus on earning more profit with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 by limiting to a more expensive game pass plan. While Microsoft holds the rights to make financial decisions regarding their titles, it seems like a sleazy thing to do considering their are blocking the trialability for new players.
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