The $1 Xbox Game Pass subscription recently returned after being removed - to the great ire of many gamers on a budget - back in March. However, Microsoft silently reduced the length of the trial period for the games subscription service.
The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate $1 monthly trial period was relaunched by Microsoft in July. The popular trial offer was removed earlier this year as the company said that it was "evaluating different marketing promotions."
Just a month after its return, Xbox fans noticed that the trial period has been shortened to just 14 days. It is less than half of the previous month-long trial period. The change was first reported by the Polish gaming site XGP.
Gamers can now try out the Xbox Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscription services for just 14 days at $1 then pay the full subscription price after. The Xbox Game Pass for Consoles doesn't have a trial period and is priced at $11 monthly.
The trial period gives players full access to Xbox's full catalog of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass titles. However, having a shorter period gives gamers significantly less time to enjoy the full spectrum of titles available to them - unless they use the various tricks to restart the timer that were around before.
