# Xbox Agrees Game Pass Is Too Expensive, Now What? - Next-Gen Console Watch

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Podcast: [Next-Gen Console Watch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-gen-console-watch-7042165)
Published: 2026-04-17T13:00:00+00:00
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Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch! This week we discuss the leaked memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma regarding Game Pass' price. She agrees that Game Pass has become too expensive and Xbox must find some way to make it a real value for players. But what does that mean? Take away features? Plus we have last week's poll results and a new poll for you to vote on at IGN.com and Spotify. YouTube Spotify IGN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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