Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Alejandro86 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, Nov. 4, according to The Verge, Microsoft originally planned to cancel the free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription benefits for most of its 238000 employees from January next year, but Microsoft will reverse the previous decision after employee complaints.

According to the report, Phil Spencer, the head of the Xbox, personally investigated the matter. In the end, Spencer announced that he would reverse the original decision so that Microsoft employees could retain Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits.

After an in-depth study with the team, I just want to make sure that there will be no change in Game Pass usability in 2024. If you can enjoy the Game Pass discount now, you will continue to enjoy it. Thank you for taking the time to understand the situation and apologize for your questions and confusion. Thank you for your support for Xbox.

Microsoft employees have enjoyed free access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate since the introduction of the subscription option in 2019. It is not clear why Microsoft initially decided to cancel the benefit, and the report said it "seemed more like a welfare / human resources decision" because Spencer was "not aware of the plan" and then moved quickly to reverse it.

CTOnews.com previously reported that after Microsoft initially announced its plans, some Microsoft employees have expressed their opposition to the cancellation of benefits on the company's internal messaging platform. The employees' posts even prompted Phil Spencer, Xbox's chief executive, to respond, saying he was not aware of the changes and was investigating the situation.

The news came a few months after the first price increase for Microsoft Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft raised its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $16.99 a month from $14.99 a month, while the price of Xbox Series X games consoles has risen in most markets outside the United States. Microsoft also launched Xbox Game Pass Core subscriptions in September to replace Xbox Live Gold Gold members.

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