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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Beginning July 6, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will now cost $16.99 (a $2 increase), and regular Xbox Game Pass will now cost $10.99 monthly (a $1 increase). However, the price of PC Game Pass will remain at $9.99 a month.

That's a fairly small increase for what it includes. Also, no increase on PC, which seems odd.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They have more competition on PC, I guess. They don't have to worry about Steam Sales, Epic's game giveaways, and so on for Xbox consoles.

I wouldn't be surprised if they see more cancellations on PC, too. I subscribe sometimes, then cancel for a while as I play other things, then resubscribe months later.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Verge has a great chart showing the price changes for non-US subscriptions. Interesting that the US is getting spared from the Series X console price increase.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe they are comparing the cost of shipping and inflation with different countries and the US is their base?