Since last August, Gamepass has been running a ‘friends and family’ plan running in certain countries. It was widely thought that they’d expand globally , considering that they have had a couple of growth spurts recently. Unfortunately, this is not the case. A Microsoft company told Eurogamer:
The Friends & Family Preview will end on August 15, in all participating countries (Ireland, Colombia, New Zealand, Sweden, Israel, Chile, Hungary, and South Africa). We are no longer accepting new registrations and new member additions to existing plans will no longer be accepted after July 17. The Friends & Family preview was announced in August of 2022 with the intent to learn more about how to shape new Game Pass offerings. We look forward to using those learnings to help create an offer we can bring to more players worldwide in the future.
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan ends in August (msn.com)
That’s not all they said though, as they did shed a bit of positivity here.
“We’re excited about how the Friends and Family plan has resonated with gamers and will be evaluating the learnings to help create an offer that we can bring to more players worldwide in the future.
Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family preview ends next month, Microsoft confirms | Eurogamer.net
Will they end this permanently, or are they preparing us for the inevitable global expansion? What do you think? Sound off in the comments!