dragonyeuw
Member
My reaction would have beenmy face when I saw the change on 1 oct
Fuuuuuuuuck that.
Game Pass Price Hikes May only Apply to New Subscriptions in some areas
Fuuuuuuuuck that.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
used to be 2 diet Dr. Peppers and a package of little debbie donuts.
now it's one lunch at Mcdonalds.
Sooner
Member
The least proactive and most reactive company ever. Hilarious.
The goal of this was the fact that gave up on getting new Xbox players, so they are in "bleed the loyalists as much as possible" mode. Of course, the mass canceling going on, made them react (as always).
So they are doing this to salvage what they can for the suckers remaining.
At least I never have to listen to the BS argument, "oh I only subscribe for a month to play, then immediately cancel until the next game" argument. Microsoft demands the last sheep set their subscription to "recurring" or else there will be hell to pay.
The goal of this was the fact that gave up on getting new Xbox players, so they are in "bleed the loyalists as much as possible" mode. Of course, the mass canceling going on, made them react (as always).
So they are doing this to salvage what they can for the suckers remaining.
At least I never have to listen to the BS argument, "oh I only subscribe for a month to play, then immediately cancel until the next game" argument. Microsoft demands the last sheep set their subscription to "recurring" or else there will be hell to pay.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Laptop1991
Member
LOL, yep i am, i can't afford Xbox GP now, only PC.
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Forcing subscribers to be "recurring" isn't a good answer either lol. Who does MS think they are fooling? No sub service over the price of $20 should make "recurring" payments a mandatory thing.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
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dragonyeuw
Member
I would tell people at this point, just comb through the GPU catalogue, wishlist any games you want to play, and wait for a sale. Exercise a *wee* bit of patience.... I can safely bet you're gonna end up spending much less than $360 a year, and the games are in your account instead of dependent on your perpetual subscription ( and if you have access to other consoles and/or PC, even better to do it there. I'd be very weary of locking up too much money in the Xbox ecosystem right now).
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Bridges
Member
Still not as bad as when they announced they were doubling the price of Xbox Live Gold and then backtracked in less than a week
KungFucius
King Snowflake
I saw the price increase when I cancelled. It said renewing for 29.99 next year immediately after the announcement.I already got an email from Microsoft. PC gamepass goin up for me.
Starting November 4,2025 I will be charged $16.49 plus applicable taxes for PC Gamepass.
It went from
11.99 to 16.49
and extra $4.50 more each month.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Even if it's legit....honestly the damage is done at this point. This company has burned so much goodwill in the span of a few months, let alone the course of this generation. There is no reason for any sane customer to place faith in their business decisions when it comes to console gaming.
Not to mention, given how quiet this walk-back (I'm seeing some people say it's more in compliance with some EU laws, not necessarily a walk-back) is, the dominating message is still going to be the perception of a flat price increase across the board for most or all Game Pass customers. Any changes from the announcement regarding it, won't affect the price increases on the console hardware itself, or Costco getting rid of carrying Xbox hardware, or Sam's Club putting Xbox stuff on clearance, or some Walmart stores now using the Xbox space for Nintendo & PlayStation software instead.
The prevailing narrative now at the mainstream level (not just on enthusiasts forums like this) is that Xbox is a dying brand on the verge of death, in terms of gaming hardware and being a platform holder. A quiet renege on the Game Pass price increases for some customers doesn't change that perception. It never could.
Negotiator101
Member
For you?
Reizo Ryuu
Member
When is the one for next month due? Because the change doesn't happen until after 4 november.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Warren got a response from MS:
RAIDEN1
Member
"For now..." brace for impact because this is just a staggered release
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Topher
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Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Mmmmh not sure and they are going about it in a kind of "we would have gotten away with it if it were not for…" odd sounding way…A little back tracking maybe?
In other news, their copilot powered marketing geniuses instead of telling me that GPU increased to 26 € per month (setting aside the fact that before subbing to it for years I did change the country to the UK, conversion fun till mid 2026 where my account page stated the next charge would be) they sent me a message telling me that they would charge me over 320 € next month (again, setting aside that I do not pay for a non existent 12 months subscription).
Translation:
I wonder how many received this kind of BS scary message and were reminded to cancel the sub or to stop the recurring billing option…
At this point I am not even sure they are not paying astroturfers to do damage control on this or that there are countries like Malta or San Marino or whatever where they did not increase the price and are trying to help turn the PR tide in a very very odd way.
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Astray
Member
Action Jackson
Member
I'm in France and looks like my GPU subscription is still at 14.99 € for now (but that's not even the right current GPU price, I think it should be 17.99).
But yesterday night I received an email saying my GPU sub would go from 215.99 € (17.99 * 12) annually to 323.99 € (26.99 * 12).
I'm not annually subscribed, only monthly, but I did not directly pay since years thanks to Rewards and redeemed codes, that may explain the old 14.99 price.
Same for me, mine runs out in a week but when logging in it still shows a monthly charge of EUR 14.99.
Did also receive an email, but the yearly price indicated was in USD. Seems all quite confusing and a hot mess, so business as usual at Team Green.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Seems like it's been cleared up now. Certain countries have laws preventing sudden service pricing changes, so I guess people in those specific countries are getting the increase waived a month.
Good for them, I guess. But after November, they're in the same boat as everyone else (seemingly).
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
It should have always been more expensive than it was. At the very least they should have given up on their pipe dreams of massive scale faster and upped the price majorly many years ago.
It was always priced in a way where they hoped to make it bigger than any typical console user base and it just never was gonna happen.
It was always priced in a way where they hoped to make it bigger than any typical console user base and it just never was gonna happen.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
They tried to follow the Netflix/Disney+ etc., approach. Loss-lead low to grow a massive base, then raise prices over time for those stuck in the "loyal" cycle. Disney even nope'd out early on a lot of "Day 1" films.
They gambled on gamers being like movie/show watchers, and they're not the same when it comes to the consumption of media. But with that, there is also a price. There has been a resurgence of CDs and DVD/BRs now that streaming services are getting out of the price threshold and people cutting the subscription chords.
Joel Was Right
Member
It's not a walk-back.
It's their way to deter people from cancelling and dipping back in month-to-month.
It's their way to deter people from cancelling and dipping back in month-to-month.
Skifi28
Member
If you have some insight how pricing works per individual per region, do share it with the rest of us. Everyone else seems rather confused.
DragonNCM
Member
November 1st
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Mine for sure reflects the new pricing scheme. Would definitely keep it on at the old price.
reinking
Gold Member
Moridianae
Member
Basically this doesn't do much outside of certain countries get a reprieve for a month due to laws?
They can't really stop the bleeding at this juncture, in my opinion. They had a chance to do so, mayhaps when the cancelations were so severe they crashed the website, but instead they mostly doubled down.
The bed is made, spikes and all. Time to lie in it, as they say.
They can't really stop the bleeding at this juncture, in my opinion. They had a chance to do so, mayhaps when the cancelations were so severe they crashed the website, but instead they mostly doubled down.
The bed is made, spikes and all. Time to lie in it, as they say.
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