About three months ago, the price of Game Pass was increased amid a shake-up, increasing the monthly cost of the subscription service for Xbox and PC by a few dollars here and there. People weren't too concerned because it has subsequently acquired material like Starfield; it was also in sync with inflation and a struggling economy, so what the hell.

Japanese media recently interviewed Phil Spencer following the Tokyo Game Show, and one of the questions they asked him concerned the future of Xbox Game Pass and whether or not it will be subject to a price increase in the near future. Although he avoided being too direct, he did insist that future price increases are "inevitable."