If you use Microsoft Rewards to pay for Xbox Game Pass, the bad news is it's soon going to cost you a lot more of your points.

Microsoft will bump how many points it takes starting April 20th, 2025, writes Pure Xbox. Afterward, those who use the Rewards auto-redeem feature to cover their subscription after accruing enough points will need to set it up again.

The company mentions that this change is due to an increase in the number of Microsoft Rewards points needed to be eligible for an Xbox Game Pass subscription, which brings us to

Microsoft increases the number of Microsoft Rewards points needed for Xbox Game Pass. Here's how this change will affect you.

Taking a look at the "redeem" section of Microsoft Rewards here in the UK, the current method of redeeming a month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for 12k points and PC Game Pass for 7.75k points is still available as part of the "auto redeem" feature, but there are two new versions that have just appeared for 17k and 10.5k points respectively.