Xbox Game Pass
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Regular price
$29.99/mo (Game Pass Ultimate — most popular tier, $360/yr after Oct 2025 price hike)
Discount you can get
Typically 1–2 months at 50% off ($14.99/mo), or occasionally a free month extension. Some users report being offered $1 for the next month. Offers vary by account tenure and history.
Heads up: This info is researched by AI and not guaranteed to be accurate. Companies change their cancellation and retention processes at any time. There is always a risk that following these steps could result in your account being cancelled rather than receiving a discount. Proceed at your own discretion.
How to unlock this discount
Go to account.microsoft.com/services and sign in with your Microsoft account.
Find your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription and click 'Manage'.
Click 'Cancel subscription' or 'Turn off recurring billing'.
You will be taken to a retention screen. When asked why you are canceling, select 'It costs too much' or 'Too expensive' as your reason.
Microsoft will present a summary of what you'll lose. Click 'Continue' or 'Next' to proceed past this screen.
A discount offer screen should appear (e.g. 50% off your next 1–3 months, or a free month). This is the retention/save offer.
Accept the discount offer by clicking the presented deal button (e.g. 'Stay with this offer' or 'Claim deal'). Do NOT click 'Continue to cancel'. Your subscription continues at the discounted rate.
Insider Tips
Select 'Too expensive' or 'It costs too much' as your cancellation reason — this is the most reliable trigger for a price-based retention offer
If the first offer is weak (e.g
just Rewards points), decline it and continue one more step — a better monetary discount sometimes appears on the next screen
Users who have been subscribed longer and who have not used this trick recently tend to get better offers
Sources
Pricing confirmed via twoaveragegamers.com 'Xbox Game Pass in 2026' article and xbox.com plan comparison page. The $33.99/mo post-March 2026 figure for some accounts referenced in r/xbox thread. Retention offer details are based on aggregated community reports from Reddit (r/XboxGamePass, r/xbox) and gaming forums from 2025–2026 discussing save offers during the cancellation flow, particularly after the October 2025 price restructuring. No single authoritative source confirms a universal retention offer — offers vary by account, hence medium confidence.