The Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan has been officially announced
Microsoft has officially confirmed the Xbox Game Pass family plan it’s been testing for the past month.
As uncovered via a leaked image a few days ago, the new subscription tier is called Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family.
At the moment, it’s still only available to players in Ireland and Colombia, but now it’s available to all players in those countries instead of just those who are part of the Xbox Insider programme.
Xbox has yet to confirm when the new tier will roll out to other regions.
According to a new FAQ about the service on the Xbox support page, Friends & Family allows Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to share their subscription with up to four other players.
The four other players have to live in the same country, but otherwise they will receive the full Xbox Game Pass Ultimate treatment, including Xbox Live Gold, the entire Game Pass library on Xbox and PC, EA Play, perks and discounts.
“With the Friends & Family plan, all five members enjoy the benefits of Game Pass Ultimate, with their own unique access to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games, content, and benefits, regardless of what device they play on,” an Xbox statement reads.
“All the people you invite can play at the same time – you can even play together in the same game. Plus, you can include friends and family outside your household.”
Players who want to start a Game Pass Friends & Family Plan will have to pay more for their subscription. Since it hasn’t been confirmed in other regions yet, full pricing information isn’t official, but in Ireland it will cost €21.99 per month (as opposed to €12.99 per month for a Game Pass Ultimate subscription).
The official FAQ also states that players with a current Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can convert it to a
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