Microsoft revives Xbox All Access program, now includes next-gen upgrade option

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Subscribers can upgrade to Project Scarlett in holiday 2020

 

 

Microsoft is bringing back its Xbox All Access plan, the monthly subscription that includes membership to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass, as well as Xbox One hardware, all for a discounted monthly fee. This time, however, Microsoft is giving subscribers the option to prep for a next-generation console upgrade when the next Xbox, named Project Scarlett, launches in holiday 2020.

 

Xbox All Access originally launched in summer 2018. As part of that subscription, for $21.99 per month for 24 months, subscribers got an Xbox One S, Xbox Live Gold, and Game Pass; and for $34.99 per month, subscribers got an Xbox One X, in addition to Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass. There was no upfront cost, and at the end of the 24-month subscription period, subscribers kept the Xbox One hardware they paid for.

 

The revised Xbox All Access plan will be available on Oct. 29 in Australia at retailer Telstra; Nov. 5 in the U.K. at GAME and Smyths Toys; and Nov. 18 in the U.S. from Amazon.com.

 

The current iteration of Xbox All Access, which starts at $19.99 in the U.S., will include the following:

• Xbox One console: Xbox One X, Xbox One S, or Xbox One S All-Digital Edition bundles in the U.S. and U.K.; Xbox One X Forza Horizon 4 bundle or Xbox One S Forza Horizon 4 bundle in Australia
• Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: 24-month membership to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass on Xbox One and PC
• Option to upgrade to Project Scarlett: available in holiday 2020

 

Here’s how Microsoft describes the Project Scarlett upgrade path in a post on Xbox Wire:

Players in the U.S. and U.K. who purchase an Xbox One console with Xbox All Access have the option to upgrade to Project Scarlett once it’s available Holiday 2020 and they’ve made 18 payments. Players in Australia can buyout their hardware at any time and upgrade to Project Scarlett once it’s available.

 

We realize buying a console is an investment and some players are waiting to make the jump to the next generation with Project Scarlett when it launches in Holiday 2020 alongside “Halo Infinite”. This is why as a limited time offer this holiday season, players in the U.S. and U.K. who purchase an Xbox One X with Xbox All Access through December 31, 2019, have the option to upgrade to the next Xbox console in as few as 12 months and once Project Scarlett has officially launched.

 

In order to participate in the upgrade program when Project Scarlett launches in Holiday 2020, players in the U.S. and U.K. will need to be in good standing with the respective financing partner in their market, purchase Project Scarlett with a new Xbox All Access purchase from the same retail partner where they joined the program, and trade-in the console originally purchased with Xbox All Access. Terms and conditions apply, including an upgrade fee for players upgrading from the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition to Project Scarlett.

More details on the program, including specifics on financing, are available at Xbox.com.

 

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