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Microsoft says that it has already begun notifying people in some of the regions where it is raising prices, with emails and a message center notification coming "over the next month" to let people know about the price increase. It adds that "prices won't adjust until at least 45 days after you receive the messages."  … [Read more...] about Microsoft gives Xbox Live Gold a price hike to make Game Pass more tempting

This means that, for a year of coverage on a six-month plan (billed twice annually), you'll now be paying $120 instead of $80. That's a massive increase no matter how you look at it, especially since Microsoft discontinued its cheaper, $60 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscription option back in July of 2020. … [Read more...] about Xbox Live Gold subscriptions receive price hikes across-the-board

Many had been hoping, and expecting, Microsoft to scrap its Xbox Live charges altogether, or at least allow free-to-play games to access multiplayer features on Xbox consoles free of charge. That’s clearly not the case now, and for many this marks the first Xbox Live Gold price increase in years. “In many markets, the price of Xbox Live Gold has not changed for years and in some markets, it hasn’t changed for over 10 years,” says the Xbox Live Gold team. … [Read more...] about Microsoft is increasing the price of Xbox Live Gold

The Xbox Live price increase seems designed to drive more users to that expanded Game Pass Ultimate offering, which passed 15 million subscribers last September. In fact, users who upgrade a current Xbox Live Gold subscription to Game Pass Ultimate will automatically have up to 36 months of pre-paid Xbox Live subscription time converted to Game Pass Ultimate for free (echoing similar conversion deals offered in the past). … [Read more...] about Xbox Live price increase sets a new $10/month floor for online access

Xbox Live is constantly being updated, and the service is much more robust now than it was at launch, but everyone is going to have to make the judgment call for themselves: either cancel your service to send a message, or continue paying. Companies are less sensitive to angry comments than they are to changes to their bottom line. … [Read more...] about Microsoft to raise price of Xbox Live come November