Xbox cuts Game Pass price and drops Call of Duty day one access in response to negative feedback

Xbox is bowing to gamer criticism after a big Game Pass price hike last year, as the service is getting a price cut along with some other changes.

As part of the change, Call of Duty games will no longer be available on Game Pass on day one, but instead will come to Game Pass Ultimate in the following year’s holiday season to compensate for the lower price. Along with the news, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said that “Game Pass Ultimate has become too expensive for too many players.”

“Our players cover a wide breadth of geographies, preferences, and tastes, so while there isn’t a single model that’s best for everyone, this change responds to a lot of feedback we’ve gotten so far,” Xbox said in a statement. “We’ll continue to listen and learn. Thank you for being a part of the Xbox community.”

Game Pass Ultimate is dropping from $29.99 a month to $22.99 in the US, which is still an increase from $19.99 that it used to be before October 2025. PC Game Pass, meanwhile, will drop from $16.49 to $13.99 monthly.

“Game Pass continues to be an awesome place for players to discover games, including Call of Duty,” Activision said. “Our focus remains unchanged: to deliver the best possible Call of Duty game experience for players across every platform. We’ll continue to support Game Pass through catalog titles and with new Call of Duty games on Ultimate the following holiday after launch (about a year later).”

It’s clear that Microsoft and Activision feel that CoD on day one was a massive value to the Game Pass experience, so I’m curious what the player numbers on the subscription service looked like. It must have been substantial for this change to happen.

Now, for CoD players looking to dive in on day one, they will have to purchase the full game or wait an entire year to play it. The price drop felt necessary either way, so hopefully the new price point will allow it to be more accessible to more players worldwide.

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Tanned Leather is one of the more important resources in Windrose, and it has different purposes. Obtaining this leather isn’t too difficult, but you’ll need to clear a fair bit of in-game content and build an additional item.

Let’s find out how you can get a steady supply of Tanned Leather in the game.

How to get Tanned Leather in Windrose

Tanned Leather can be crafted in Windrose. For starters, you’ll need to collect raw hides. Raw hide can be obtained quite easily, but you’ll need to hunt. If you’re in the early game stage, either wolves or deer work. They’re not so dangerous, and you can kill them quite easily. You’ll also need your skinning knife in hand to get the hide.

Now that you have your hide, you’ll need to get a Tanning Rack. This item has to be unlocked via its recipe, and it allows you to dry raw hide. This process is necessary when you want to convert raw hide into Tanned Leather.

You can make Clay Bottles from the Alchemy Table. Once it’s done, you can now make Tannin with Hardwood Bark and a Clay Bottle. You’ll need this item for the production of Tanned Leather.

Once you have built and placed your Tanning Rack, add the raw hide to one of its slots. Add either a tanning agent or a source of fuel that will be consumed during the process. If you have Tannin, it will work just fine.

You’ll need to wait for some time for the process to complete. Once done, you’ll have your Tanned Leather.

How to use Tanned Leather in Windrose

Tanned Leather has plenty of use when it comes to crafting armor. Almost every mid and end-game item will need Tanned Leather. The demand for it goes up once you unlock Foothills, which is the second biome in the game.

However, you can start collecting the required materials like Clay and Rough Hides early to make things easier when you’ll actually need Tanned Leather in your inventory.

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