Microsoft's Boot Came Off Xbox's Neck. The Leaks Say Why

Huge thanks to Displate for sponsoring! Grab yours at https://displate.com/l/bellular with code BELLULAR — 1 Displate 26% off, 2 for 31% off, 3+ for 36% off. Not valid on Limited Edition. Xbox just reversed last year's Game Pass price hike. A leak suggests Microsoft finally eased their 30% margin stranglehold — and Call of Duty is the price of that relief. Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team! 00:00 Too Expensive For Too Many 00:38 Six Months Later... 01:43 Change Has Arrived 04:52 The Internal Cost Of Game Pass 08:57 Asha's First Big Move 11:30 Changing What They Can Sources: https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2046619416427950442 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/21/xbox-game-pass-update/ https://www.theverge.com/tech/911182/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-too-expensive-leaked-memo https://x.com/Chris_Dring/status/1942469649423052857 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-03/xbox-s-game-pass-hike-shows-cost-of-lost-call-of-duty-sales https://x.com/redphx/status/2037323830788829692 https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/xbox-and-netflix-kicking-around-ideas-for-subscription-bundles https://www.youtube.com/live/B1cpze5029I https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lgg2dhbzzk2n https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-december25 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/why-did-microsoft-end-this-is-an-xbox-marketing-microsoft-responds-it-didnt-feel-like-xbox https://x.com/JezCorden/status/2043304305411645533?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj10537yi4 https://www.xbox.com/en-US/gaming-copilot https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-price-gets-a-massive-price-cut-call-of-duty-2026-will-not-be-included-details