Changes to Game Pass Ultimate Renewal with Microsoft Rewards

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Microsoft is continuing to make new changes after the sudden announcement of Xbox Game Pass price increases and subscription type changes we covered here this week. According to the data, most users are betting on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which will increase in price by about 20% starting this week and, for those of us who are already members, on September 12. But as expected, this increase will also affect Microsoft Rewards points.

We talk about their relationship and one of the most commonly used awards, the ability to redeem points for an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membershipwhich could even be set to automatically renew and spend available points every month. But judging by this Reddit thread, it seems that some users are receiving the following message.

Has anyone else received this message?
author/Useful-Pirate181 inMicrosoftRewards

At the moment it will not disappear, but it will also become more expensive.

We have already seen some headlines on the web that claim that this ability to self-renew is disappearing, so we are forced to deny it because The current one will simply end on August 12th.after which we will have to choose between three options:

• Select to activate a new automatic subscription
• Let the automatic subscription expire on August 12, 2024.
• Browse the catalog to redeem points for other rewards.

The lack of an official explanation from Microsoft is alarming users, but they have already found out the reason. And this auto-renewal will cost from 12,000 points to 15,000, but of course we will have to select it manually again so as not to be left without a subscription. In Generation Xbox, we already gave you a guide on how to keep Game Pass Ultimate active with rewards, and it will be just as valid, although a little more difficult to obtain. We will be attentive to new information in this regard.