Microsoft has discontinued its $1 Xbox Game Pass trial just ahead of the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on October 25th. The 14-day trial was removed on October 8th, preventing new users from accessing the Black Ops 6 campaign without committing to a full month of Game Pass.
Microsoft initially halted the $1 trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass in March last year but reintroduced it later with a reduced 14-day limit instead of a full month. Before the launch of Starfield in September, Microsoft also temporarily removed the trial, so its latest removal isn’t unexpected. With Black Ops 6 on the horizon, the company likely hopes to increase Game Pass subscriptions without the impact of a low-cost trial.
Additionally, Microsoft is set to bring Black Ops 6, Modern Warfare III, and Warzone to Xbox Cloud Gaming later this month, marking the first time a Call of Duty title will be available on the cloud platform at launch, following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.