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\nCast your mind back to March and you might recall reports claiming Microsoft was working on a new family plan for Game Pass<\/a>. Those reports, it now transpires, were true, and an Insider Preview test of the new scheme is available now in an extremely limited number of countries.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs detailed in a new Microsoft blog post<\/a>, the Xbox Insider trial version of the scheme will enable anyone with a special Insider Preview Game Pass plan to invite up to four people to share that subscription, with each one then gaining unique access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’s full selection of games, content, and benefits.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe immediate catch right now is that the test is only available to those in Colombia and Ireland. And while the people being added to a subscription by Insiders don’t need to be an Insider themselves, they do need a Microsoft account and must be in the same country.\n<\/p>\n

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Cast your mind back to March and you might recall reports claiming Microsoft was working on a new family plan for Game Pass. Those reports, it now transpires, were true, and an Insider Preview test of the new scheme is available now in an extremely limited number of countries. As detailed in a new Microsoft blog post, the Xbox Insider trial version of the scheme will enable anyone with a special Insider Preview Game Pass plan to invite up to four people to share that subscription, with each one then gaining unique access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’s full selection of games, content, and benefits. The immediate catch right now is that the test is only available to those in Colombia and Ireland. And while…<\/p>\n

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