
The Xbox One X All-Access subscription cost $34.99 per month and included Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass and a brand new Xbox One X console. That locked gamers into a two-year contract, but they owned the console at the end of it. It’ll be interesting to see whether Microsoft puts a similar deal on the table when launching its Xbox One S All-Digital console next month. Microsoft has experimented with bundles before.

Of course, those savings diminish when you buy an annual subscription to Xbox Live Gold for $59.99 a year (or even less come the Black Friday sales). However, the Ultimate bundle will be beneficial for those who simply want to sign-up for a month, without committing to a year of Gold. A one-month subscription to Xbox Live Gold, which enables online multiplayer and games every month, is usually $9.99 a month. Microsoft currently charges $9.99 a month for Xbox Game Pass, which includes access to over 100 games. $14.99/month, special price for Insiders = $1/month until release. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate = Xbox Live Gold + Xbox Game Pass.

The company is combining Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass into a single $14.99 per month fee with a new service called Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, according to Twitter user signing up for the new subscription, which will presumably be revealed alongside the Xbox One S All-Digital console later this month, will save around $5 a month compared to buying both platforms separately. The report does not indicate that Microsoft will be bundling-in the xCloud cloud streaming platform.

Microsoft is planning an all-singing, all-dancing subscription service for the forthcoming disc-less Xbox One S, it has emerged.
