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[Kiraly]

Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023 - IGN

Xbox is preparing to join other major games publishers in raising the prices of its major new titles from $60 to $70.

www.ign.com

Xbox is preparing to join other major games publishers in raising the prices of its major new first-party titles from $60 to $70.

Beginning in 2023, games built for Xbox Series X|S including Forza Motorsport, Redfall, and Starfield will cost $69.99 USD at launch. While Xbox has noted that regional pricing may differ, it has not yet given specifics for other countries.

"This price reflects the content, scale, and technical complexity of these titles," a Microsoft spokesperson told IGN. "As with all games developed by our teams at Xbox, they will also be available with Game Pass the same day they launch.”

 

[ChiefDada]

For the payers.

 

[Mr Moose]

 

[a multicultural team of v]

 

[FritzJ92]

I guess now that everyone has made it standard this was imminent.

 

[legacy24]

damn

 

[hyperbertha]

''This price reflects the content, scale, and technical complexity of these titles''

available game pass day one.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

This was always going to happen.

 

[KyoZz]

Expected, still sucks.

 

[nightmare-slain]

boo! i am not paying that. i'll be holding off on games until they go on a big sale.

 

[64bitmodels]

I love being priced out of the gaming market by cold unfeeling corporations who increase prices because of "inFlAyshun" despite making record profits

 

[Banjo64]

 

[analog_future]

Sucks, but it was inevitable.

Thank fuck I've got Game Pass locked down for 3 years.

 

[zzill3]

Sad, but kind of expected
Makes gamepass better value, hoping they don’t increase that any time soon

 

[Punished Miku]

Gamepass definitely helps here, but still shit news.

 

[Elginer]

Game pass keeps winning lol

 

[MidGenRefresh]

PC players:

 

[Big Baller]

 

[jm89]

Good guy Phil strikes again

 

[Panajev2001a]

Sad, but kind of expected
Makes gamepass better value, hoping they don’t increase that any time soon

Mmmh… just like it was JUST Sony pushing for $70 games… . It is likely that they will, this is still the investment phase.

 

[Spitfire098]

I thought MS were the good guys?!?

 

[Pelta88]

Gamers back when Phil Spencer was trying to find a PR win by announcing he "was not" raising console prices...

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Game Pass looks better and better

 

[zzill3]

Mmmh… just like it was JUST Sony pushing for $70 games… . It is likely that they will, this is still the investment phase.

I know they will, no one is expecting game pass to be the same price in 2050. They lasted 2 years longer than Sony making current gen games $70, though, so I’m hoping we get another couple years of gamepass at this price

 

[Bragr]

Gamers back when Phil Spencer was trying to find a PR win by announcing he "was not" raising console prices...

But he's not.

 

[cripterion]

Game Pass looks better and better

Sure but eventually they'll raise the price of the sub I think.

 

[Magic Carpet]

DOH!

Every Month the PC just looks better and better this generation.

 

[feynoob]

It was good while it lasted

 

[Fermbiz]

PC players:

Not necessarily true... I've been sitting on this screen for the past 2 hours trying to convince myself to make the purchase

 

[adamsapple]

game pass is even better of a deal now.

 

[feynoob]

Topher Join us man.

 

[DarkMage619]

But he's not.

Yeah I missed the part when Xbox console prices were raised.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Sure but eventually they'll raise the price of the sub I think.

Eventually yes. Maybe in 2024 or 2025 But I expect it to reach 50m first before price increase.

 

[Topher]

 

[feynoob]

PC players:

Not too long. We already have 70$ on PC now

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Gamers back when Phil Spencer was trying to find a PR win by announcing he "was not" raising console prices...

I missed the also raising console prices in that article

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Not necessarily true... I've been sitting on this screen for the past 2 hours trying to convince myself to make the purchase

CD key is 45 EUR.

Not too long. We already have 70$ on PC now

We also have 100 different key sites.

 

[chromhound]

Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023 - IGN

Xbox is preparing to join other major games publishers in raising the prices of its major new titles from $60 to $70.

www.ign.com

They can kiss my ass. I ain't paying all of this

 

[Elios83]

Game pass keeps winning lol

Until they raise their subscription prices as well?
Like Amazon, Netflix, Disney have all been doing?
This is the first step, let's see if the Gamepass price will be the same when Starfield is released.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

$70 games when all you have to pay is $150 for three years of GamePass lmfao

 

[Ezekiel_]

 

[feynoob]

CD key is 45 EUR.



We also have 100 different key sites.

 

[Roman Empire]

 

[Sleepwalker]

Maybe try releasing a new game first before bumping up the price. Jesus

 

[Fermbiz]

CD key is 45 EUR.



We also have 100 different key sites.

I know CDkeys has it for $46, but thats for the Origin platform

 

[feynoob]

They can kiss my ass. I ain't paying all of this

Just sub to gamepass.
You won't pay that much for them anyway.

I get to save my money in long term.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Well this all aged well. Not following Sony on 70 dollar first party titles. But now we are, right before we launch some big ones. Not following the PS5 price increase. But that's going to happen early next year.

Game Pass is the next thing to increase in price, I have no doubt about that, 70 dollars to buy Starfield but you can play it for a month for like 1/7th the price, that's going to change eventually once they have enough people in, the Netflix model.

 

[adamsapple]

Maybe try releasing a new game first before bumping up the price. Jesus

Reading is fun.

Forza Motorsport, Redfall, and Starfield will be among the first to reflect the change.​

 

[feynoob]

We also have 100 different key sites.

That is our win.

 

[Sweden85]

Phil "the honest man" Spencer.