In a post by Xbox SEA, beginning today, March 29, 2022, players in the Philippines can register for the PC Game Pass preview. This will give subscribers an access to Xbox’s library of over 100 games including New Xbox Game Studio and Bethesda releases on day one, and EA Play Membership.
Xbox Game Pass is one of the most awaited features for PC gamers in the country. Unfortunately, this preview is only locked to PC gamers and there is currently no way to subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate unless you change your Store region settings to United States.
The cost of PC Game Pass in the Philippines is relatively cheaper compared to the the price in the US. PC Game Pass costs $9.99/mo in the US while it is only PhP119.00 in the PC Game Pass Philippines during the preview. In fact, you only need to shell out PhP5.00 on your first month. There is no word yet about the official price once the feature is out of beta.
Update: As of April 21, Xbox Game Pass is now officially available to everyone without going through Xbox Inside Hub. In this regard, the steps below is no longer needed.
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Be sure to download the Xbox Insider Hub in order to enable this new feature on your PC. Once downloaded, go to Previews, and enable these two previews:
After enabling this feature, download and run Xbox app, and you should see Game Pass to be readily available for you to subscribe to.
In case you cannot find Xbox Insider Program, you have to make sure that your region or country is set to Philippines.
Giancarlo Viterbo is a Filipino Technology Journalist, blogger and Editor of gadgetpilipinas.net, He is also a Geek, Dad and a Husband. He knows a lot about washing the dishes, doing some errands and following instructions from his boss on his day job. Follow him on twitter: @gianviterbo and @gadgetpilipinas.
