14 DAY TRIAL // One of the best deals for gamers, Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has just become better. The Redmond-based company announced this week that new perks will be available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers starting March 18.
These so-called perks are a new exclusive member benefit that offer even more value for Ultimate members. Starting this week, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will regularly receive new benefits including DLC, in-game content and more – all free and included with membership.
The first perks that will be offered Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members this week involve content from Phantasy Star Online 2, World Of Tanks: Mercenaries, Sea of Thieves, and Smite. For example, Phantasy Star Online 2 players will receive a bundle that includes unique emotes, in-game cosmetics such as an Xbox jacket, a gold ticker Mission Pass and in-game currency with a Meseta Crystal (US and Canada only).
On the other hand, World of Tanks: Mercenaries players will receive three powerful tanks for free and much more. Sea of Thieves players will get a free Ori-inspired Ancestral Sails, Figurehead, Hull, and Flag for their ships. Last but not least, Smite players will get a bundle that unlocks five Gods, special character skins and voice packs.
New perks will be available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members each month, and there's no need to register for any of them. As long as you're a subscriber, you shall receive them on your console within the Xbox Game Pass tab, or in the Xbox app on PC.
Besides revealing the new perks, Microsoft announced a new lineup of games that will join Xbox Game Pass this month. Xbox Game Pass for PC will get the following games starting this week: Astrologaster, Bleeding Edge, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, and The Surge 2.
Xbox Game Pass for Console will get Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, Kona, The Surge 2, Bleeding Edge and Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.
Unfortunately, some games will be going away, so be ready to let go to the following titles: Borderlands – The Handsome Collection, Cities Skylines, The Golf Club 2, LEGO Worlds, Operencia – The Stolen Sun, Vampyr, Battle Chef Brigade, Kingsway, and Orwell – Keeping an Eye on You.