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Game subscriptions in the UK: what they cost and what they cover

A subscription can be the cheapest way to play a famous game, or a monthly charge you forgot about. Prices in pounds, checked 25 September 2026.

UK subscription prices, 25 September 2026
Service1 month3 months12 monthsWhat it adds
Xbox Game Pass Essential£6.99––Online multiplayer and a library of 50+ games; no day-one releases.
Xbox Game Pass Premium£10.99––200+ games; Xbox-published games within a year of launch.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate£16.99––New games on day one, EA Play, Ubisoft+ Classics, cloud play.
PC Game Pass£10.99––Day-one games on PC and EA Play; no cloud play.
PlayStation Plus Essential£7.99£21.99£59.99Online multiplayer, monthly games to claim, cloud saves.
PlayStation Plus Extra£11.99£34.99£99.99Adds the Game Catalogue and Ubisoft+ Classics.
PlayStation Plus Premium£14.99£43.99£119.99Adds classics, game trials and cloud streaming.
Nintendo Switch Online£3.49£6.99£17.99Online play and classic NES/SNES libraries. Family plan £31.49 a year.
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack––£34.99Adds N64, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive and GameCube (Switch 2) libraries. Family £59.99.
EA Play£5.99–£35.99EA's library, trials of new EA games, 10% off EA purchases.
EA Play Pro (PC)£16.99–£109.99New EA games on PC at launch.
Ubisoft+ Classics£6.99–£69.99A catalogue of older Ubisoft games.
Ubisoft+ Premium£14.99–£149.99New Ubisoft games on release, with premium editions.

Xbox cut Game Pass Ultimate from £22.99 to £16.99 and PC Game Pass from £13.49 to £10.99 on 21 April 2026. PlayStation Plus prices rose for new members on 20 May 2026. From November 2026 Xbox cloud play gets monthly hour limits: 15 hours on Ultimate, 10 on Premium, 5 on Essential.

Our twelve games and subscriptions

Which verdicts you can play through a subscription
GameSubscription route (UK, 25 September 2026)
Black Myth: WukongPS Plus Premium: 2-hour trial
DOOM: The Dark AgesGame Pass Premium, Ultimate, PC Game Pass; PS Plus: game trial
Ghost of Tsushima Director's CutPS Plus Extra and Premium (PS4 and PS5 Director's Cut)
Ghostrunner 2Not in a subscription catalogue
Indiana Jones and the Great CircleGame Pass Premium, Ultimate, PC Game Pass; PS Plus Premium: timed trial
It Takes TwoEA Play; Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass (through EA Play)
Monster Hunter WildsNot in a subscription catalogue
StrayNot in a subscription catalogue
Street Fighter 6Not in a subscription catalogue
Tetris Effect: ConnectedPS Plus Extra (PS4 version)
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntNot in a subscription catalogue
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Game Pass Premium, Ultimate, PC Game Pass; PS Plus Extra and Premium

Switching off auto-renewal

  • Xbox: account.microsoft.com/services, choose the subscription, then Manage and Cancel subscription (or turn off recurring billing). On console: Settings, Account, Subscriptions.
  • PlayStation: on PS5, Settings, Users and Accounts, Account, Payment and Subscriptions, Subscriptions, Cancel Subscription. On the web: Account Management, Subscription.
  • Nintendo: in the eShop select your user icon and Terminate Automatic Renewal, or use accounts.nintendo.com. Do it at least 48 hours before the end date, because Nintendo renews 48 hours early.
  • EA: EA Account, Subscriptions and Memberships, Cancel membership. If you joined through PlayStation or Xbox, cancel there.
  • Ubisoft: Ubisoft Store, your avatar, My Subscription, Cancel Membership.

Always cancel in the place you subscribed. Cancelling stops the next payment; you keep access until the end of the period you have paid for.

What changes in 2027

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will bring in new rules for subscriptions: reminders before renewals, a cooling-off period after a renewal and an easy online way to leave. They are not in force yet. The government said on 9 August 2026 that they will start in January 2027; no exact day has been set.