Microsoft raises Xbox Live Gold pricing
Microsoft is giving its Xbox Live Gold subscription service a price hike.
Before Xbox Game Pass, there was Xbox Live Gold. Required to play any game online, Xbox Gold has been a part of the Xbox ecosystem since the original console. Despite the runaway success of Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold has remained a central part of the Xbox experience. Now, it’s getting a bit pricier, as Microsoft has announced that it’s raising prices for Xbox Live Gold.
This news comes via an official post made by Microsoft to Xbox Wire. In the future, monthly subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold will increase by $1, and the 3-month membership is being raised by $5. Here are the new prices for the different subscription options for Xbox Live Gold:
- 1 month: $10.99
- 3 months: $29.99
- 6 months: $59.99
Microsoft states that users will be notified by email if their respective subscription option will be receiving a price change. The new prices will go into effect 45 days after this email is sent. Those currently subscribed to a recurring 12-month or 6-month subscription will be able to maintain their current price if they renew the current plan.
As you’d expect, Microsoft has been met with a bit of backlash following this announcement. Despite prices going up, practically nothing else is changing about Xbox Live Gold. This has led many to speculate that it’s a part of Microsoft’s plan to push more of its subscribers towards Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the premium version of its gaming service. The new prices for Xbox Gold puts it right in-line with the prices for Game Pass.
It’s yet to be seen how this move will impact the Xbox ecosystem in the long run, or if Microsoft could potentially walk back the decision if met with enough backlash. For future updates, stay tuned to the Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass topic pages here on Shacknews.
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replyDonovan Erskine posted a new article, Microsoft raises Xbox Live Gold pricing
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What is microsoft even doing? Gold should be going away and absorbed into game pass.
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if XBL's price goes up then GamePass's price looks more attractive
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12 months no longer exists directly from them and 6 months just doubled, I know there are work arounds but why do this at all? What kind of company enjoys driving away casual and new customers?
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The big thing now is the sticker price will now be $60 for 6 months that will 100% scare away the CoD, Fortnite, and Madden crowd
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coming from pc I never participated in their mp system (I resented them for trying to pull that shit on pc fucking up games like dark souls or gta which was one of the worst drm invested piece of shit ever released, it half like 5 different hoops from securom to steam to xbl to Rockstar whatever) , I was playing quake and tribes when they were declaring local 4 console and xbl the future of gamjng. They should just bundle it with gamepass or do a cheap nintendo style barebone x bucks per year offering. Correctly it overlaps with gamepass which is great. So one draw of free games is gone because ms wants gamepass to be the platform. With free to play games the mp system itself became obsolete, all the games use baked in systems for voip, friends list etc. In the end Gold is a relict from the past that shouldn't exist.
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That’s got to be what they are doing is making it so that ultimate is the reason to own this box
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I'm wondering if their next step is to go away with xbl gold entirely and only offer game pass ultimate
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