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[acm2000]

That's just sad. Humanity messing up the natural order of things is nothing new.

its not abnormal, its a way of them being opportunists and getting extra minerals etc they are missing.

 

[Flutta]

its not abnormal, its a way of them being opportunists and getting extra minerals etc they are missing.

Just like this monkey, def in need of minerals and nicotine..

 

[DragonNCM]

That 1$ increase will brake my bank, damn....it is over.....

 

[SALMORE]

i pay 8$ a month using the saudi arabia store , hopefully they don't raise the price

 

[PixelatedBeast]

It's much better than 70$ prices.
At least Xbox gamers don't have to spend 70$ on their games, and just play day1 with gamepass.

That price tag for Xbox games should be their main concern.

This new argument about spending less money on games is lame. If there is a hobby you love and enjoy, a 10.00$ price increase isn't going to stop you. I rather spend 70.00 on new games when I know the quality is much better than I would be getting from Redfall or Halo Infinite for 25.00 a month.

 

[acm2000]

Just like this monkey, def in need of minerals and nicotine..

what has that got to do with anything? deers are known to eat occasional meat, nothing to do with man.

 

[SEGA_2012]

No problem. Game Pass has so many content and it is worth it. Shut up and take my money, Xbox !

 

[Saber]

Gaming is not that important. It is something you buy with spare income. I can tell you that there are many things that are priority over there other than gaming.

The same thing could be said to junk food(like McDonalds). Or fine cloth stores(like Zara), or Apple, etc. Even Sony was already fined by PROCON. There was even a case where they denied to me the refund of a broken game and PROCON made them refund.

 

[TheCrowsReaper]

Good thing for me, that I don’t turn my Series X on anymore. I‘ll let that shit expire. Fuck Phil, fuck Xbox, and fuck MS as a whole.

 

[Flutta]

what has that got to do with anything? deers are known to eat occasional meat, nothing to do with man.

In general, deer are not adapted to digesting meat, and their digestive systems are designed to process plant material. In certain situations, such as during times of food scarcity or extreme environmental conditions, deer may resort to eating meat as a survival strategy, such instances are rare and not a typical behavior of deer It's still something abnormal in the end. Humans causes all types of problems to both humans and animals. This is nothing new.

 

[feynoob]

This new argument about spending less money on games is lame. If there is a hobby you love and enjoy, a 10.00$ price increase isn't going to stop you. I rather spend 70.00 on new games when I know the quality is much better than I would be getting from Redfall or Halo Infinite for 25.00 a month.

You will, because 10$ is not alot for you (If you live in america, uk or europe). But that is not the same for the rest of the world.

70$ is 346.29 brazilian real, while 60$ is 298.62 brazilian real. That is 47.67 increase. That is alot of money for people who live there.

That is the problem with these 10$ increase. Without regional pricing, you are fked hard.

Here is xbox pricing in other regions.

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[fermcr]

Well, we can't expect Gamepass to say the same price forever.
Everything is increasing prices ... food, games, movies, streaming, etc... it's only natural that sooner or later Gamepass would increase it's price

 

[Banjo64]

How?
You are getting PC, EA play (console plus PC) and console for 15$. That was cheap as hell. Everyone was surprised they kept it that cheap.

Because of you only have a PC you get Game Pass plus EA Play (online is obviously free) for £7.99.

If you only have an Xbox you have to pay £10.99 for the equivalent, or £36 a year more.

 

[CS Lurker]

Everything had a price increase in Brazil.

It's still below what it should be if it was directly converted. Brazilian currency is the biggest problem now, more than taxes.

 

[feynoob]

Because of you only have a PC you get Game Pass plus EA Play (online is obviously free) for £7.99.

If you only have an Xbox you have to pay £10.99 for the equivalent, or £36 a year more.

but with xbox, you are getting the pc version and xcloud on top of that.
That works for people that have both devices, and you wont have to pay seperate subs.

 

[X-Wing]

Probably because so many Europeans were buying in Brazil and using the conversion trick to have GPU really really cheap.

 

[Draugoth]

It's not Xbox fault.

Our economy sucks and the pandemic made it worse.

It was always hard to be a gamer in Brazil.

 

[Sanepar]

After abk deal gamepass sub will go fast to $25-30 per month.

 

[Kilau]

price increase can’t be blamed on the ABK acquisition if they raise the price before the deal closes

edit: /s in case anyone takes this seriously

Do we blame Lulu or Lula?

 

[Banjo64]

but with xbox, you are getting the pc version and xcloud on top of that.
That works for people that have both devices, and you wont have to pay seperate subs.

?

How many people do you think have an Xbox and a gaming PC? Probably around 1%? How many people think xCloud is worth £36 a year? Probably 1%?

The truth is they should have readjusted their plans at the start of the generation.

Made the base console sub Game Pass plus online play @ £7.99, kept PC as is and the highest tier gives you everything as it does now.

 

[XesqueVara]

Probably because so many Europeans were buying in Brazil and using the conversion trick to have GPU really really cheap.

Naah, our economy is pretty fucked up right now, the Brazilian currency has devalued 20% against the dollar in the Pandemic and it's staying here since then.

 

[Interfectum]

 

[feynoob]

?

How many people do you think have an Xbox and a gaming PC? Probably around 1%? How many people think xCloud is worth £36 a year? Probably 1%?

The truth is they should have readjusted their plans at the start of the generation.

Made the base console sub Game Pass plus online play @ £7.99, kept PC as is and the highest tier gives you everything as it does now.

You are describing their current plans.

Regular gamepass without online=10$
PC gamepass= 10$ (contains EA, doesn't have online mandatory sub).
Ultimate which combines all and gives you xcloud= 15$.

You get the day1 games on top of that (won't mention since their output has been shit).

Because PC online is free, MS can't charge live gold, that is why the price is cheap. And EA play is free for them.
For consoles, you either get the no online one, or you get the online bundled with live gold, EA play, pc and xcloud. That is why it's expensive than the PC version.

 

[Banjo64]

You are describing their current plans.

Regular gamepass without online=10$
PC gamepass= 10$ (contains EA, doesn't have online mandatory sub).
Ultimate which combines all and gives you xcloud= 15$.

You get the day1 games on top of that (won't mention since their output has been shit).

Because PC online is free, MS can't charge live gold, that is why the price is cheap. And EA play is free for them.
For consoles, you either get the no online one, or you get the online bundled with live gold, EA play, pc and xcloud. That is why it's expensive than the PC version.

… fey, Xbox own the ecosystem. There is only a mandatory online sub because they dictate it. It is a false value. They could easily (and morally should too) make Game Pass @ £7.99 include online play.

 

[feynoob]

… fey, Xbox own the ecosystem. There is only a mandatory online sub because they dictate it. It is a false value. They could easily (and morally should too) make Game Pass @ £7.99 include online play.

The online sub makes a lot of money for Xbox, Nintendo and PS. MS won't give on those money. Otherwise, they will have cancelled live gold long time ago.

 

[Sleepwalker]

You are describing their current plans.

Regular gamepass without online=10$
PC gamepass= 10$ (contains EA, doesn't have online mandatory sub).
Ultimate which combines all and gives you xcloud= 15$.

You get the day1 games on top of that (won't mention since their output has been shit).

Because PC online is free, MS can't charge live gold, that is why the price is cheap. And EA play is free for them.
For consoles, you either get the no online one, or you get the online bundled with live gold, EA play, pc and xcloud. That is why it's expensive than the PC version.

I find gamepass fair value at the price point I pay, $32 a year. I certainly would not pay $120 a year or god forbid $180 a year for ultimate lmao

 

[Aion002]

Brazilians love to pay taxes, so I guess they'll survive.

Or just keep giving more money to Sony and Nintendo.

I know people that rather sell a kidney and buy a ps5 or switch than get an xbox series for cheap.


Anyway, nice job Xbox, same month you release a pos like Redfall you start to increase the price of the only good thing you have.

 

[feynoob]

I find gamepass fair value at the price point I pay, $32 a year. I certainly would not pay $120 a year or god forbid $180 a year for ultimate lmao

The service has been lacking somewhat these days.
Hope they add more content to it, like they did in the past. This year has been to light.

 

[Roman Empire]

I won't be condescending here with our Brazilian friends. My best wishes to you all.

Your economy and political background right now seem quite dire, and I know games are the last thing people there care about when talking about price increases. The worst offenders are petrol, food prices, services in general, taxes getting raised as a whole, and N other factors.

 

[Sleepwalker]

The service has been lacking somewhat these days.
Hope they add more content to it, like they did in the past. This year has been to light.

I was heavily pro gamepass back before the series X released, have used the service for forever, but I think it's become worse as time goes on, the catalogue of games at least.

 

[MacReady13]

The Netflix of gaming implementing Netflix strategies.

When will they implement ads at the start of games to lower the cost of game pass? Lord knows Microsoft are struggling with money so they may need to go down this path...!

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Sleepwalker]

When will they implement ads at the start of games to lower the cost of game pass? Lord knows Microsoft are struggling with money so they may need to go down this path...!

Xbox Might Offer "Timed Slices" Of Games Or Games With Ads

Microsoft's Sarah Bond discussed new business models the company is looking at beyond Xbox Game Pass.

www.google.com

 

[Warablo]

Customers will determine how much is too much.