Summary
Microsoft is making some small but notable changes to subscription service management on theXboxconsole that will provide a significantly more convenient experience for players on the platform. Though the company typically doesn’t add or overhaul major aspects of theXboxoperating system outside of occasional redesigns, the quality-of-life updates that Microsoft consistently releases for its consoles often come in handy for gamers who regularly use the Xbox ecosystem.
Microsoft offers individuals the opportunity to beta-test features on the Xbox platform prior to their full roll-out in future system updates. Users who want early access to these new additions have to join the Xbox Insider program by downloading its app onto their consoles. Although the features available to Xbox Insiders vary depending on the tier each user is in, most of the beta testers often get the chance to try out Xbox console updates weeks, if not months, before everyone else does. Just recently, members of the program had the chance totest out a new Xbox dashboard featureand some recently-added filters on the My Games & Apps Section on Xbox consoles, among other things. One of the latest Xbox Insider updates, though, is especially useful.
As mentioned inthe Xbox update preview release notesfor May 31-June 04, 2025, Microsoft has “enabled the option” for users to change their subscription service plan or update its “recurring billing status directly from [their] console” without having to open up the built-in web browser. With this feature, players will be able to renew orcancel their Xbox Game Pass subscription, for example, in a more convenient manner. In order to take advantage of this update, Xbox Insiders must “head to Settings > Account > Subscriptions” on their Xbox dashboards.
Xbox Players Have Access To Multiple Gaming Subscription Services
Currently, this feature is available to members of all Xbox Update Preview rings—or tiers—including the Alpha Skip-Ahead, Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omega rings. Unfortunately, Microsoft has yet to mention when this update will go live for Xbox users who aren’t members of the Insider program. However, based off the precedent the console manufacturer has set so far, it will likely take at least a few weeks for it to leave the beta-testing phase. In the meantime, players can try out more ofthe best games on services like Game Passbefore canceling or renewing their memberships onXboxconsoles.
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