{"id":173720,"date":"2024-07-25T21:24:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T21:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=173720"},"modified":"2024-07-25T21:24:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T21:24:49","slug":"cod-modern-warfare-iii-xbox-game-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/cod-modern-warfare-iii-xbox-game-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Lands on Xbox Game Pass \u2013 All You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has added <i>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III<\/i> to Xbox Game Pass, making it the first <i>Call of Duty<\/i> game available on the service.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, Microsoft announced price increases for Game Pass subscriptions and plans to add <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/i> later this year.<\/p>\n           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#39b54a;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#39b54a;background-color:rgba(57, 181, 74, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is now accessible on Xbox Game Pass.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Xbox Game Pass prices are increasing, with significant hikes for Ultimate and PC Game Pass.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will also join Game Pass later this year, requiring the top-tier subscription for day-one access.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<h2>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Joins Xbox Game Pass<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft has added <i>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III<\/i> to Xbox Game Pass starting July 24th. This is the <b>first time a <\/b><b><i>Call of Duty<\/i><\/b><b> game has been included in the Game Pass library<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>This change follows Microsoft&#8217;s purchase of Activision Blizzard, the company behind the <i>Call of Duty<\/i> games.<\/p>\n<p>Adding the <i>Call of Duty<\/i> franchise to Xbox Game Pass is a significant benefit of Microsoft&#8217;s deal with Activision Blizzard.<\/p>\n<p>Game Pass already includes popular games like <i>Madden, MLB The Show, Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six Siege, <\/i>and<i> Sea of Thieves<\/i>, but adding <i>Call of Duty<\/i> strengthens the library even more.<\/p>\n<p>However, this added value comes at a higher cost with the price increases.<\/p>\n<h2>Price Increases for Xbox Game Pass<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft announced that the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass prices will increase.<\/p>\n<p>Starting September 12th, <b>Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will cost $19.99 per month<\/b>, up from $16.99.<\/p>\n<p>The PC Game Pass will increase from <b>$9.99 to $11.99 per month<\/b>. In September, a new standard Game Pass tier will also be available for $14.99 monthly.<\/p>\n<p>Some gamers are unhappy about these price increases, especially since they came before the new <i>Call of Duty game,<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/cod-black-ops-6-xbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/i><\/a>, in October.<\/p>\n<p>Many have voiced their frustration on social media platforms like X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n<h2>Future Additions: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/h2>\n<p>Later this year, <b>Microsoft will add <\/b><b><i>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/i><\/b><b> to Xbox Game Pass<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Existing subscribers of Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and PC Game Pass will get access to this game.<\/p>\n<p>New subscribers will need to choose the Ultimate subscription to play <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/i> on the first day it&#8217;s available.<\/p>\n<h2>FTC Concerns and Market Impact<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is worried about these changes<\/b>. They say the new standard Game Pass tier, which does not include new games on release day, could harm consumers.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC also says the price increases could be bad for users, which is what they were concerned about before Microsoft bought Activision.<\/p>\n<p>Even though <i>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III<\/i> has been out for over eight months, it is still a big draw for gamers.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the best-selling games of 2023, its availability on Game Pass is <b>expected to attract considerable interest despite the price hikes.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Whether these changes will convince gamers to keep or buy Game Pass subscriptions at higher costs remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Xbox Game Pass Still Worth It With These Changes?<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s decision to add <i>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III<\/i> to Xbox Game Pass is a big deal for subscribers \u2014 it\u2019s the first time a game from the franchise has been included in the library.<\/p>\n<p>However, the price hikes and changes to subscription tiers have caused mixed feelings among gamers.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, with <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/i> coming to Game Pass later this year, it will be up to you to decide whether the service\u2019s bigger library is worth the higher cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":173732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}