

This implies that if users have an Xbox Live Gold subscription for three years and convert it to the highest tier of Game Pass, they will only receive a two-year subscription as opposed to the three-year subscription they would have received before the update.

In addition to the recent price hike, this measure means the subscription is no longer as easy to obtain.

Why it matters: The conversion ratio encouraged many users to try Game Pass. However, a recent update confirms the conversion has changed to a ratio of 3:2 between the subscriptions. The conversion rate between the two subscriptions used to be 1:1 before, meaning that players would be converted to Game Pass Ultimate for the same amount of time as their previous subscription. Xbox has offered the opportunity to transfer pre-paid time from the Xbox Live Gold subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for quite some time now, and users have loved this feature.
