No, you can't play Starfield for $1 – Xbox has withdrawn the $1 14-day Xbox Game Pass trial again
Bad news, Xbox fans – you won't be able to play Starfield for $1, because Xbox has withdrawn the $1 14-day Xbox Game Pass trial. Again.
The $1/£1 trial month had long been a staple of the subscription service since it launched way back in 2017, but in March 2023, Microsoft confirmed it was ditching the introductory offer and was «evaluating different marketing promotions» for new members in the future.
Microsoft has apparently eliminated the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial once again, just before the release of Starfield https://t.co/8tUcvdYHX3https://t.co/nnok972zbUPictured: today vs earlier this month pic.twitter.com/GpDDl3jz4lAugust 27, 2023
Xbox then reintroduced the trial last month… only to quietly withdraw it again just before Starfield is set to release. Funny that.
ICYMI, Xbox Game Pass recently had a price hike. Xbox Game Pass subscription prices rose from $9.99/ £7.99 / AU$10.95 to $10.99 / £8.99 / AU$11.95. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers were similarly affected, with their costs rising from $14.99 / £10.99 / AU$15.95 per month to $16.99 / £12.99 / AU$18.95.
Only players in Norway, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland, and Saudi Arabia were spared the price increase.
That means you'll now either have to take out a full month's subscription to play Starfield – and Xbox's other AAA titles, of course – or buy the game outright.
ICYMI, the person who leaked 45 minutes of Starfield has been arrested for handling stolen goods.
It took police just four days to find and arrest Harris after he leaked a 45-minute segment of the game online, although, to be fair, Harris had plastered his social media with numerous videos about his ill-gotten gains, so he shouldn't have been too surprised when the police cars pulled up.
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