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Xbox LIVE Price Increases

News | August 30, 2010 7:05 pm
Xbox LIVE Gold members, be prepared to dig a little deeper into the pocket books for a new Gold subscription, as posted on Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson's blog:


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I wanted to let you know that as of November 1, 2010 we are increasing the price of an Xbox LIVE for some members. This price increase only affects Xbox LIVE Members in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom or the United States.






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Since launching Xbox LIVE in 2002 we have continually added more content and entertainment experiences for our members, while keeping the price the same. We’re confident that when the new pricing takes effect, an Xbox LIVE Gold membership will continue to offer the best value in the industry.



If you're in one of the above regions, expect a lot of griping, and a small decrease in people to match up with in multiplayer games. You do, however, have the chance to "lock-in" a lower price by following a link on Major Nelson's, which has been conveniently located below. Lock in a lower Xbox LIVE price
(Source: http://majornelson.com/)
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WOW... AGAIN??????

Didn't they just increase the price hours ago?

LOL
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thanks for the heads up! my year was due to run out in mid-november!
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Quote by Revelation1318:


WOW... AGAIN??????

Didn't they just increase the price hours ago?

LOL



Man, at this rate it'll be 50 bucks a month soon!
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F!! I hate paying these prices, but I hate being without my gold membership.
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Well Africa is still at 50$ so brb moving
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Got an email about this crap earlier. oh well looks like ESPN isn't so free after all...
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isnt there already a thread about this
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isnt there already a thread about this

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I dont care to much, but its not like they already dont make enough money. I went for that 40$ offer already and now I see it was I good thing I did. Also now i'm waiting for them to stop making 48hr trials and make them 24hrs, just jking.
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I don't understand why people are getting so pissed about this increase in price for gold service. If you buy the 12 month card it is only 83 cents extra a month!! Really!?!?!?! I just don't get why it is such a bad thing that they need to raise the price so that they can keep our current service better the all the competitor's services. I definately feel ok with them raising the 12 month by $10 as long as they keep putting out better content.
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Add this to the potential for some games to start charging extra for multiplayer access and you're going to have a lot of upset gamers...but people will pay.

Glad I'm good through 2013.
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Quote by bonedaddy83:


I don't understand why people are getting so pissed about this increase in price for gold service. If you buy the 12 month card it is only 83 cents extra a month!! Really!?!?!?! I just don't get why it is such a bad thing that they need to raise the price so that they can keep our current service better the all the competitor's services. I definately feel ok with them raising the 12 month by $10 as long as they keep putting out better content.



they shut down xbox originals and what significant thing have they done? you still cant have more than 100 friends (not like i have that many). they are coming out with this over priced kinect thing that looks like an over priced accessory. and my xbox guide still laggs..

oh and games now-a-days are having their own pay to play things like ncaa football 11..

yeah its an extra $10, and yeah ill pay it. but i still want more!
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The fact that they're (Xbox LIVE) raising their prices, and companies are discouraging buying used game by charging for online access to their games, is a step in the wrong direction. What have they actually added as of late that'd be worth more money every year? The community suffers from this, since there are still a ton of restrictions placed upon us to use it.

Now, that's not to say I'm not going to get another year...:D
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Quote by nightstorm56:


The fact that they're (Xbox LIVE) raising their prices, and companies are discouraging buying used game by charging for online access to their games, is a step in the wrong direction. What have they actually added as of late that'd be worth more money every year? The community suffers from this, since there are still a ton of restrictions placed upon us to use it.

Now, that's not to say I'm not going to get another year...:D


This, all the way to the bank.

I am glad XBL exists and I think it's a better option for any console gamer versus PSN, but this is them very obviously just making the numbers better for the reports & shareholders.
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