Xbox Removes $1 Game Pass Trial As Black Ops 6 Launch Looms

Microsoft regularly runs promotions for Xbox Game Pass, especially when trying to bring new subscribers into the fold. One of those promos is often a $1 introductory period for new members, but that option seems to have disappeared for now as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 nears its Xbox Game Pass launch.

Yep, spotted by CharlieIntel and visible now on the Xbox website, Microsoft has completely removed any sort of cheap trial option for Game Pass as things stand. Across console, PC and both via Game Pass Ultimate, only the standard full-priced subscription prices are available at the time of writing.

This perhaps shouldn’t be a huge surprise, given that Microsoft likely doesn’t want to hand out Black Ops 6 access for a buck, but we still think it should be noted. We’d bet a dollar that the option reappears sometime shortly after the hype around Call of Duty’s upcoming launch on October 25th.

Just over a year ago, this cheap trial period was slashed in half – these days when it is running, Microsoft only offers 14 days of access rather than the full month it once did. So, if you’re looking to sign up to Game Pass for Black Ops 6, you’ll have to fork out full price to try it out.