{"id":77759,"date":"2026-05-11T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=77759"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:37:03","slug":"xbox-game-pass-starter-edition-announced-includes-50-games-and-10-hours-of-cloud-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=77759","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition Announced, Includes 50+ Games And 10 Hours Of Cloud Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confirming earlier rumors and reports, Microsoft and Discord announced a new partnership today that includes a new version of Xbox Game Pass called the Starter Edition.<\/p>\n

Available to Discord Nitro members, the Starter Edition of Game Pass includes a library of 50+ console and PC games, and Discord Nitro is staying the same price, which is $10\/month or $100\/year. The Game Pass Starter Edition also includes 10 hours of cloud gaming access per month.<\/p>\n

Some of the games included with the Game Pass Starter Edition include Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic, Grounded, and Overcooked 2.<\/p>\n

“We’re teaming up again as we continue to make Game Pass more flexible for players, bringing new benefits to both Xbox Game Pass and Discord communities,” Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

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Prior to this announcement, Xbox and Discord already worked together to give Game Pass Ultimate members 1 month of Discord Nitro for free. Later this month, “eligible” members will also get select Discord Nitro perks including the following:<\/p>\n

250 Discord Orbs each month1.2x extra Orbs when completing QuestsAutomatically applied Discord Shop discounts<\/p>\n

Game Pass Ultimate recently got a huge price drop, falling from $30\/month to $23\/month, while Microsoft also removed new Call of Duty releases from the membership.<\/p>\n

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