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Microsoft Offers Xbox Live and Game Pass in Single Subscription

Called Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with PC and Xbox games, users will pay $14.99 per month for access to three streaming services.

Microsoft Offers Xbox Live and Game Pass in Single Subscription
An Xbox Developer Kit version of the Xbox One X game console sits on display for customer demos during the Microsoft Corp. global launch event in New York, U.S. (Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. is launching Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass games in a single package sold on a monthly subscription, the company announced at the video-game industry’s annual E3 trade show in Los Angeles Sunday.

Called Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with PC and Xbox games, users will pay $14.99 per month for access to three Xbox streaming services for Xbox console titles, PC games and multiplayer games. It’s offering an introductory price of $1 for E3, it said.

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