Because of changes to the Indian banking system.
How’s this for a nice little bonus?! Xbox in India is giving away eight months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to current subscribers, and is even offering seven months of free XGP to those who sign up for the service for the first time.
The reason for this is linked to The Reserve Bank of India, which recently “added new requirements for processing recurring transactions through the RBI-E mandate”. Here’s what Microsoft had to say in an email to current members (thanks IGN India):
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