Microsoft has canceled the cheapest version (trial access) of its Game Pass game service just before the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the most important video game yet to arrive in 2024, at least in terms of potential numbers. players.

He Game Pass 1 euro/dollar is an important part of Microsoft’s marketing strategy aimed at popularizing the subscription service. It offers easy and extremely cheap access to a huge number of games and entices new users to simply “try it out” for a few weeks.

Not 1 Euro Game Pass for Black Ops 6

However, if you were thinking of using it for Black Ops 6, forget it, it’s canceled until further notice, we assume at least until the game’s next launch October 25. It’s not the first time the $1 access trial has been scrapped, as Microsoft used it before Starfield launched last year. It suggests that this will be a recurring strategy in the launch of the most important games.

And Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 undoubtedly is potentially massive sales as befits one of the most successful franchises in video game history. Converting to data: Activision sold more than 20 million units of the previous Call of Duty, which Microsoft does not want to risk.

In summary. Microsoft will be less generous with cheap access to its game subscription service, which, remember, originally lasted not two weeks like it does now, but a whole month. In any case, Game Pass plans, for both Xbox and PC, they are very attractive and in my opinion the best on the market in terms of price and number of games.

It’s been a year since Microsoft officially acquired Activision Blizzard and of course Microsoft monetizes it. The company is expanding the number of games from the distribution giant that it includes in Game Pass, just as it already did with Diablo IV. Modern Warfare III and Warzone will be released on Xbox Cloud Gaming later this month, along with the StarCraft franchise for PC Game Pass. Even exclusive Overwatch 2 perks are now available to subscribers.

But 1 euro to play the new CoD was already too much, they had to think in the headquarters in Redmond. Black Ops 6 is now available for pre-order 79.99 euros How much does the basic version cost? Or you can play it on Game Pass PC (12 euros per month) or Xbox Game Pass for 13 euros.