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Xbox’s wonderful subscription service is something that many have been taking advantage of since its inception. But if you’re on the fence, you’re likely wondering is there a Game Pass free trial?

There’s a lot of reasons you might want to sign yourself up to the Xbox service. Not least of which is the enormous catalogue of ‘free’ games you’ll get access to just for the price of your monthly subscription. New games are added on a regular basis, and there’s been plenty more interest in Game Pass since the release of games like Starfield, with Bethesda’s newest RPG which launched day one onto the service.

But hey, financial commitments are a big deal, so if you’re wanting to know if the service is right for you, then it’s understandable that you might want to try it out first. Here’s the latest information we have on free trials for the Game Pass service.

Is there a Game Pass free trial?

Sadly, at the time of writing, there’s no promotional offer or $1 trial deal for the Game Pass service. Xbox were previously offering new users 14 days access to the Game Pass service for just one dollar, with some users finding they could stack this in order to extend their trial.

However, just a few days before Starfield’s launch, it appears that Xbox quietly retired this promotion with very little fanfare. It’s not known if the company just didn’t want people essentially getting to play Starfield for just $1, or if the timing is just co-incidence, but as it stands, there’s currently no promotion for free or one dollar Game Pass trials available when purchasing Game Pass directly from Microsoft.

It is possible to get a free Game Pass trial in other ways – some physical games include a Game Pass trial in their packaging, and sometimes trial codes are given away as part of promotions, competitions or at gaming events. But for now, those are the only ways to get a Game Pass free trial that we’re aware of.

We’ll update should a new promotion for a free Game Pass trial be announced. For now, you’ll have to subscribe to the service for a full month at £7.99 on PC, £8.99 on console or £10.99 for Ultimate.

In the meantime, why not check out our Starfield Wiki for one of our many guides we’ve written on Bethesda’s space-faring RPG. Or check out here if you’re wondering Is Starfield on Game Pass?

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Ben Borthwick is the News Editor for VideoGamer. He's a fan of action adventure games, music games and especially comedic games like the Monkey Island series.

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