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The Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription is being renamed PC Game Pass by Microsoft. The new name does away with the Xbox branding in favor of a more straightforward PC Game Pass name, which should make things easier for PC users.
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Microsoft recently offered Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass for PC, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate memberships, all of which could be confused for Xbox-only services. The name of the PC subscription is changing, but the Xbox logo will remain in the logo.

Xbox Game Pass membership
- Pricing: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $16.99/mo. // PC Game Pass for $9.99/mo. // Xbox Game Pass for Console for $10.99/mo.
- Play new games on day one. Plus, enjoy hundreds of high-quality games with friends on a console, PC, or cloud. With games added all the time, there’s always something new to play.
- Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly Xbox Live Gold, read the announcement here) and EA Play membership are included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.