Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms Communication

Created Date: 2019-10-01 |  Last Modified: 2023-09-12

Applies To: TVO and Named
Update to the Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms to reverse the previously communicated price increase and remove a Windows 10 requirement that is no longer applicable.

Updated August 01, 2023

Application and Gaming Price List and Product Terms update with October 2023 changes.

Updated May 1, 2023

Application and Gaming Price List and Product Terms update with May 2023 changes.

Updated April 04, 2023

Application and Gaming Price List and Product Terms update with April 2023 changes.

Call to action

Review this partner-facing communication and share the link to this page with your applicable accounts, who will see all content appropriate for their roles and inform your OEMs of this important communication regarding licensing for applications and gaming.

Details

Updated April 29, 2021: Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms is revised to Applications and Gaming effective July 1, 2021 with the release of Digital Attach as a platform that supports multiple product families.

October 1, 2019: The Applications and Dynamic Store Bundling Price List and Product Terms is being retired and the updated Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms will replace it. This new Price List is effective December 3, 2019. This new Price List is for the Digital Attach Platform launching on December 3, 2019.

Posting and Effective Dates
Changes presented for OEMs
Effective October 1, 2023

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms has been updated to reverse the previously communicated price increase (back to original price listed on May 1 Effective Price List) and remove a Windows 10 requirement that is no longer applicable.

Effective October 1, 2023 (No longer applicable)

Note: The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms available in the links below are no longer applicable and have been replaced with the above.

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to reflect the price change for the Game Pass Ultimate – 3 month, and GamePass Ultimate – 6 month SKUs.

Effective May 1, 2023

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to add PC Game Pass – 6 month, and clean up the Index table by removing AT 5057, 5058.

Effective April 5, 2023

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to Remove Quantum Break- Part Number AAA-66955 (effect April 5, 2023) and remove the Korea distribution restriction for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and allow for extended distribution geographies for PC Game Pass (effective April 11, 2023).

Effective April 7, 2022

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to launch the next Minecraft Product and allow for extended distribution geographies for PC Game Pass:

  • New Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC available April 7, 2022.
  • End of License date of June 7, 2022 added for Minecraft for Windows 10 Starter Collection.
  • Xbox Game Pass for PC – 3 months name corrected to PC Game Pass – 3 months.
  • AT 1724 revised to include Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC with a Minimum Order Quantity of 500.
  • AT 5058 revised to reflect the change in geographic extension, with AT 5065 going into effective April 20, 2022.
  • AT 5065 added to PC Game Pass – 3 months to allow broader distribution effective April 20, 2022 to the following countries:
    Indonesia
    Republic of Korea
    Malaysia
    Philippines
    Thailand
    Vietnam

Effective December 15, 2021

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to add:

  • Gears 5
  • Gears Tactics
  • Xbox Game Pas for PC – 3 months (for Distribution only in Korea)

Additionally, the following Additional Terms were revised:

  • AT 1722 – 3 was revised to better describe how to find the geographies for Xbox Game Pass.
  • AT 1727 for Embargo was removed as it is passed the embargo date.
  • AT 5058, restricting Distribution to Korea, was added for the new Xbox Game Pass for PC – 3 month SKU.

Effective October 1, 2021

Publication Date October 06, 2021

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to remove Forza Horizon 3 Standard Edition and Forza Motorsport 7 Standard Edition as both games are no longer available in the Microsoft Store.

Effective July 29, 2021

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to include the following:

  • New Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, 3 month and 6 months subscription Products, and
  • End of License date of September 31, 2021 for Xbox Game Pass for PC, 3 month and 6 months subscription Products.

Additional Terms have been adjusted as follows:

  • AT 1717 – 3: reference to the Product Enrollment has been updated to Office, Apps & Gaming, instead of Office, Apps & DA.
  • AT 1722 – 2: Gaming PC requirements only apply to Product installed on a Windows 10 device. This requirement does not apply to Windows 11.
  • AT 1727: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is under embargo until October 1, 2021. This Product may be installed on device and distributed into channel, but OEM or Channel Partners may not sell to End Users until October 1, 2021.
  • AT 5056 and AT 5057 have been added as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate may not be distributed in Russia or Korea.

Effective July 1, 2021

Updated Publication Date: July 1, 2021

Updated Publication Date: June 4, 2021

Original Publication Date: April 29, 2021

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Updated July 1, 2021

This update to the Apps and Gaming Price List and Product Terms document revises AT 1710 and AT 1717 to allow for a successor version to Windows 10:

AT 1710 Windows Requirement. Company may only preinstall the Product on a Windows 10 (or successor version) Family Product, Windows 8 Family Product, Windows 8.1 Family Product, as applicable.

AT 1717 Digital Attach. 4. Operation System Requirements. Digital Attach Products are available only for Customer Systems with Windows 10 or successor version Products.

Updated May 14, 2021 to add the following:

New Products:

  • Gears 5: Hivebusters
  • Minecraft Dungeons: Flames of the Nether
  • Forza Horizon 4: Hot Wheels™ Legends Car Pack

New ATs:

  • 1726 Downloadable Content (DLC)

Posted April 29, 2021:

With the June 22, 2021 launch of new Digital Attach products for Office and the OEM Program Execution Guide (PEG) revisions that create standard terms for Digital Attach, including billing, reporting, and returns, the Additional Terms (ATs) have been revised to align with the terms in the PEG.

Additionally, gaming products and related data previously in the catalogue have been incorporated into this document to simplify and provide one source for product, pricing, and core terms.

AT 1710 – Multiple applications included in OPK: Each of these Products include multiple applications that may be installed at $0 fee. This AT was revised to reference the application specific AT 1713 and 1715.

AT 1714 – Supplement for Remote Desktop: This AT was removed as there’s no content; originally included in error.

AT 1717 – Digital Attach Program and AT 1718 – Digital Attach Games: These 2 ATs have been combined into one AT 1717 for Digital Attach.

  • Section 1 definitions for Digital Attach and Digital Attach Product have been removed as these definitions are now in the PEG.
  • The Digital Attach Catalogue is no longer applicable as we’ve incorporated the products and terms into this document.
  • Minimum Order Quantity and True up concepts have been moved to a new AT 1724 Minimum Order Quantity.
  • Section 2.1 references to the Digital Attach Reference Guide and the Digital Attach Marketing Execution Guide have been added as required compliance.
  • Section 3 the reference to GPA enrollment has been changed to Office, Apps & Gaming, instead of Office, Apps & Digital Attach. This does not impact your enrollment or eligibility for distribution of these product.
  • Section 5 wording has been adjusted to refer to submission of PBR instead of “ordering” to align with the process for Digital Attach Products noted in the PEG.
  • Returns have been removed since these terms are in the PEG.
  • Section 7 wording has been adjusted to create more clarity. Under the OEM PAX there’s prohibition of stand-alone Products and pricing. Customer Systems may be advertised with an upsell or downsell price for a gaming product so long as the pricing is consistent with the MSRP for the gaming product.

A T 1719 – Digital Attach Digital Gift Cards: Removed since there are not gift card products.

AT 1721 – DA Test Products: Moved to AT 7008 for consistency with the Office Product Terms, to be located in the standard testing section of the ATs.

AT 1722 – Xbox Game Pass: Moved definition for Bundle from AT 1717 into this AT 1722 as it only applies in this AT. Moved the OA3Toool.exe requirement into AT 1717 as it is applicable for all Digital Attach Products.

AT 1723 – Resale of devices: Adjusted wording to be apply to all Digital Attach Products, not just Game Pass.

AT 1724 – Minimum Order Quantity (NEW): Added this new AT to reflect the terms brought over from the Digital Attach Catalogue (previously Dynamic Store Bundling) for minimum order quantities of specific Products and implications when that quantity is not met.

AT 1726 – Volume Discount (NEW): Added this new AT to reflect the terms brought over from the Digital Attach Catalogue (previously Dynamic Store Bundling) for volume discounts. There are a few Products that have a tiered pricing and once the quantity is met, the per unit price is reduced. The quantity calculation is a lifetime calculation, it does not reset, so once the quantity is met the discounted price applies to all orders going forward.

Posted and Effective
May 14, 2021

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The Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms Document is updated to include new Products and ATs.

New Products:

  • Gears 5: Hivebusters
  • Minecraft Dungeons: Flames of the Nether
  • Forza Horizon 4: Hot Wheels™ Legends Car Pack

New ATs:

  • 1724 Minimum Order Quantity
  • 1726 Downloadable Content (DLC)

Posted and Effective

November 18, 2020

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The Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms Document is updated to include new Products and ATs.

 

New Products:

  • Xbox Game Pass for PC - 3 month
  • Xbox Game Pass for PC - 6 month
  • Microsoft Minesweeper - Test Only
  • Microsoft Mahjong - Test Only
  • Microsoft Word Games - Test Only
  • Microsoft Sudoku - Test Only
  • Microsoft Jigsaw - Test Only

 

New ATs:

  • 1721 DA Test Product
  • 1722 Xbox Game Pass for PC
  • 1723 Resales of devices

 

Corrected AT 1402should be AT 1702.

Removed AT 1403 as not applicable.

Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms

October 1, 2019
(Effective December 3, 2019)

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  • The Applications and Dynamic Store Bundling Price List and Product Terms is being retired and the updated Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms will replace it.
  • 2 new Product SKUs have been added along with new terms for Digital Attach. All ordering for any Digital Attach Products is through the Digital Attach Catalogue. This Document will be updated when the Product IDs are available.

Applications and Dynamic Store Bundling Price List and Product Terms

May 1, 2019
(Effective May 1, 2019)

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Effective October 1, 2023

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms has been updated to reverse the previously communicated price increase (back to original price listed on May 1 Effective Price List) and remove a Windows 10 requirement that is no longer applicable.

Effective October 1, 2023 (No longer applicable)

Note: The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms available in the links below are no longer applicable and have been replaced with the above.

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to reflect the price change for the Game Pass Ultimate – 3 month, and GamePass Ultimate – 6 month SKUs.

Effective May 1, 2023

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to add PC Game Pass – 6 month, and clean up the Index table by removing AT 5057, 5058.

Effective April 5, 2023

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to Remove Quantum Break- Part Number AAA-66955 (effect April 5, 2023) and remove the Korea distribution restriction for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and allow for extended distribution geographies for PC Game Pass (effective April 11, 2023).

Effective April 7, 2022

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to launch the next Minecraft Product and allow for extended distribution geographies for PC Game Pass:

  • New Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC available April 7, 2022.
  • End of License date of June 7, 2022 added for Minecraft for Windows 10 Starter Collection.
  • Xbox Game Pass for PC – 3 months name corrected to PC Game Pass – 3 months.
  • AT 1724 revised to include Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC with a Minimum Order Quantity of 500.
  • AT 5058 revised to reflect the change in geographic extension, with AT 5065 going into effective April 20, 2022.
  • AT 5065 added to PC Game Pass – 3 months to allow broader distribution effective April 20, 2022 to the following countries:
    Indonesia
    Republic of Korea
    Malaysia
    Philippines
    Thailand
    Vietnam

Effective December 15, 2021

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to add:

  • Gears 5
  • Gears Tactics
  • Xbox Game Pas for PC – 3 months (for Distribution only in Korea)

Additionally, the following Additional Terms were revised:

  • AT 1722 – 3 was revised to better describe how to find the geographies for Xbox Game Pass.
  • AT 1727 for Embargo was removed as it is passed the embargo date.
  • AT 5058, restricting Distribution to Korea, was added for the new Xbox Game Pass for PC – 3 month SKU.

Effective October 1, 2021

Publication Date October 06, 2021

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to remove Forza Horizon 3 Standard Edition and Forza Motorsport 7 Standard Edition as both games are no longer available in the Microsoft Store.

Effective July 29, 2021

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The Applications and Gaming Price List and Product Terms are updated to include the following:

  • New Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, 3 month and 6 months subscription Products, and
  • End of License date of September 31, 2021 for Xbox Game Pass for PC, 3 month and 6 months subscription Products.

Additional Terms have been adjusted as follows:

  • AT 1717 – 3: reference to the Product Enrollment has been updated to Office, Apps & Gaming, instead of Office, Apps & DA.
  • AT 1722 – 2: Gaming PC requirements only apply to Product installed on a Windows 10 device. This requirement does not apply to Windows 11.
  • AT 1727: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is under embargo until October 1, 2021. This Product may be installed on device and distributed into channel, but OEM or Channel Partners may not sell to End Users until October 1, 2021.
  • AT 5056 and AT 5057 have been added as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate may not be distributed in Russia or Korea.

Effective July 1, 2021

Updated Publication Date: July 1, 2021

Updated Publication Date: June 4, 2021

Original Publication Date: April 29, 2021

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Updated July 1, 2021

This update to the Apps and Gaming Price List and Product Terms document revises AT 1710 and AT 1717 to allow for a successor version to Windows 10:

AT 1710 Windows Requirement. Company may only preinstall the Product on a Windows 10 (or successor version) Family Product, Windows 8 Family Product, Windows 8.1 Family Product, as applicable.

AT 1717 Digital Attach. 4. Operation System Requirements. Digital Attach Products are available only for Customer Systems with Windows 10 or successor version Products.

Updated May 14, 2021 to add the following:

New Products:

  • Gears 5: Hivebusters
  • Minecraft Dungeons: Flames of the Nether
  • Forza Horizon 4: Hot Wheels™ Legends Car Pack

New ATs:

  • 1726 Downloadable Content (DLC)

Posted April 29, 2021:

With the June 22, 2021 launch of new Digital Attach products for Office and the OEM Program Execution Guide (PEG) revisions that create standard terms for Digital Attach, including billing, reporting, and returns, the Additional Terms (ATs) have been revised to align with the terms in the PEG.

Additionally, gaming products and related data previously in the catalogue have been incorporated into this document to simplify and provide one source for product, pricing, and core terms.

AT 1710 – Multiple applications included in OPK: Each of these Products include multiple applications that may be installed at $0 fee. This AT was revised to reference the application specific AT 1713 and 1715.

AT 1714 – Supplement for Remote Desktop: This AT was removed as there’s no content; originally included in error.

AT 1717 – Digital Attach Program and AT 1718 – Digital Attach Games: These 2 ATs have been combined into one AT 1717 for Digital Attach.

  • Section 1 definitions for Digital Attach and Digital Attach Product have been removed as these definitions are now in the PEG.
  • The Digital Attach Catalogue is no longer applicable as we’ve incorporated the products and terms into this document.
  • Minimum Order Quantity and True up concepts have been moved to a new AT 1724 Minimum Order Quantity.
  • Section 2.1 references to the Digital Attach Reference Guide and the Digital Attach Marketing Execution Guide have been added as required compliance.
  • Section 3 the reference to GPA enrollment has been changed to Office, Apps & Gaming, instead of Office, Apps & Digital Attach. This does not impact your enrollment or eligibility for distribution of these product.
  • Section 5 wording has been adjusted to refer to submission of PBR instead of “ordering” to align with the process for Digital Attach Products noted in the PEG.
  • Returns have been removed since these terms are in the PEG.
  • Section 7 wording has been adjusted to create more clarity. Under the OEM PAX there’s prohibition of stand-alone Products and pricing. Customer Systems may be advertised with an upsell or downsell price for a gaming product so long as the pricing is consistent with the MSRP for the gaming product.

A T 1719 – Digital Attach Digital Gift Cards: Removed since there are not gift card products.

AT 1721 – DA Test Products: Moved to AT 7008 for consistency with the Office Product Terms, to be located in the standard testing section of the ATs.

AT 1722 – Xbox Game Pass: Moved definition for Bundle from AT 1717 into this AT 1722 as it only applies in this AT. Moved the OA3Toool.exe requirement into AT 1717 as it is applicable for all Digital Attach Products.

AT 1723 – Resale of devices: Adjusted wording to be apply to all Digital Attach Products, not just Game Pass.

AT 1724 – Minimum Order Quantity (NEW): Added this new AT to reflect the terms brought over from the Digital Attach Catalogue (previously Dynamic Store Bundling) for minimum order quantities of specific Products and implications when that quantity is not met.

AT 1726 – Volume Discount (NEW): Added this new AT to reflect the terms brought over from the Digital Attach Catalogue (previously Dynamic Store Bundling) for volume discounts. There are a few Products that have a tiered pricing and once the quantity is met, the per unit price is reduced. The quantity calculation is a lifetime calculation, it does not reset, so once the quantity is met the discounted price applies to all orders going forward.

Posted and Effective
May 14, 2021

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The Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms Document is updated to include new Products and ATs.

New Products:

  • Gears 5: Hivebusters
  • Minecraft Dungeons: Flames of the Nether
  • Forza Horizon 4: Hot Wheels™ Legends Car Pack

New ATs:

  • 1724 Minimum Order Quantity
  • 1726 Downloadable Content (DLC)

Posted and Effective

November 18, 2020

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The Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms Document is updated to include new Products and ATs.

 

New Products:

  • Xbox Game Pass for PC - 3 month
  • Xbox Game Pass for PC - 6 month
  • Microsoft Minesweeper - Test Only
  • Microsoft Mahjong - Test Only
  • Microsoft Word Games - Test Only
  • Microsoft Sudoku - Test Only
  • Microsoft Jigsaw - Test Only

 

New ATs:

  • 1721 DA Test Product
  • 1722 Xbox Game Pass for PC
  • 1723 Resales of devices

 

Corrected AT 1402should be AT 1702.

Removed AT 1403 as not applicable.

Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms

October 1, 2019
(Effective December 3, 2019)

Clean | Redline

  • The Applications and Dynamic Store Bundling Price List and Product Terms is being retired and the updated Applications and Digital Attach Price List and Product Terms will replace it.
  • 2 new Product SKUs have been added along with new terms for Digital Attach. All ordering for any Digital Attach Products is through the Digital Attach Catalogue. This Document will be updated when the Product IDs are available.

Applications and Dynamic Store Bundling Price List and Product Terms

May 1, 2019
(Effective May 1, 2019)