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Xbox Live Pricing To Go Up To $60 Per Year

Posted by Soulskill on from the nickles-and-dimes dept.

donniebaseball23 writes "Microsoft has raised the annual price of Xbox Live Gold to $60, which is a price hike of $10. The new price goes into effect on November 1, but gamers can lock in the current Xbox Live price by renewing now. EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich is not surprised by the move, nor does he think it will really have much impact on the Xbox momentum."

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  1. Physics majors cringe by vlm · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    nor does he think it will really have much impact on the Xbox momentum.

    Thats not "momentum", its more like the "acceleration of gravity", 9.8 m/s/s DOWN DOWN DOWN

    http://gamingbolt.com/xbox-360-lifetime-sales-reach-42-million

    "The shipment for the previous 12 months, however, has fallen from 11.2 million units to 10.3 million units, an 8 percent drop."

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  2. Xbox is dead; long live Xbox 360 by tepples · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ... except that everyone who owns an XBox is a potential customer for XBox live.

    By "Xbox" did you mean Xbox 360? Xbox Live service for the original Xbox has ended.

  3. Re:Screw it. by Mashiki · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm not sure who's brain is firing over at MS, but economy in the shitter. Mass unemployment, people using media as a form of escape. And instead of lowering the price and getting more(or return subs), they're increasing the price. Musta hired someone from Canada, or the UK.

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