Xbox Game Pass Xbox Game Pass Premium vs Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate costs $8 more a month ($96 a year) than Xbox Game Pass Premium. Here is exactly what that extra money buys.
Xbox Game Pass Premium
$14.99 a month
Best for: Patient players who are happy to wait about a year for the big new releases.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
$22.99 a month
Best for: Someone who plays a lot, on more than one device, and wants new releases straight away.
What you get by choosing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
- Brand new games on the day they come out: Included (instead of Not included)Without this, new Xbox games join the library about a year after they come out.
- How many games you can choose from: More than 500 games (instead of 200 to 300 games)Games come and go from the library over time.
- Hours of streaming games each month: 15 (instead of 10)Streaming lets you play on a phone, tablet, TV or older console. Hours only count when you stream; downloaded games do not use them up.
- EA Play included (EA SPORTS FC, The Sims and other EA games): Included (instead of Not included)
- Fortnite Crew included: Included (instead of Not included)Fortnite Crew normally costs extra on its own.
Same on both
playing on an xbox console (included), playing on a computer (included), playing with other people online on a console (included).
Which one should you pick?
It depends on what you actually use. If you don't need brand new games on the day they come out or how many games you can choose from or hours of streaming games each month or ea play included (ea sports fc, the sims and other ea games) or fortnite crew included, Xbox Game Pass Premium does the same job for less. Answer a few questions and we'll tell you which plan fits.
Prices and features verified September 21, 2026 from Xbox Game Pass's official pages (source ↗). Prices are before tax and can change. See all Xbox Game Pass plans.