Xbox Live subs prices going up

GamerMan316 · August 30, 2010, 08:26:31 PM

Microsoft raising subs charges in UK, US, Mexico and Canada

Microsoft has confirmed it will be raising the prices of Xbox Live subscription in UK, US, Mexico and Canada as of November 1.

Before you go mental, it looks like UK got off lightly, with the only raise being on one month subscriptions, going up from £4.99 to £5.99. Who the hell buys one month subscriptions anyway? Come on people.

Same deal for Canada - one month subs go up from $8.99 CAD to $9.99 CAD. Dry your eyes.

It the US that's most affected. One month subs go up from $7.99 to $9.99. Three month plans rise from $19.99 to $24.99. And the one year subs will jump from $49.99 to $59.99. Soz.

Mexico's gamers will also have to pay 599 Pesos for their one year subs, instead of 499 Pesos.

To make you all feel better about it, Major Nelson says: "We're confident that when the new pricing takes effect, an Xbox LIVE Gold membership will continue to offer the best value in the industry."

dfusioness · August 30, 2010, 08:37:25 PM

as if they dont make enough money-and fyi i buy the month ones but cos i dont have a credit card i pay that anyway

Failed · August 30, 2010, 09:10:02 PM

i bought 12 months worth for £32.

GamerMan316 · August 30, 2010, 09:10:56 PM

Quote from: Failed on August 30, 2010, 09:10:02 PM
i bought 12 months worth for £32.

I got a 12 month sub for that price about a month ago and also got an extra month free with it too, one of the Forza 3 subscriptions, from Shopto.

nCogNeato · August 31, 2010, 01:20:41 PM

I buy sub cards in bulk whenever a store has them on sale. Amazon.com, Buy.com, Wal-Mart, Target. All great places to get deals.

Hells_JJ · August 31, 2010, 04:34:45 PM

well I'm going to buy a handful before November US gets raped again

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Handshakes · August 31, 2010, 09:42:29 PM

I'm beyond pissed. It is bad enough to have to pay anything for the Xbox Live "service" (which is essentially something we have been getting on PC for free for years), and now they want more money? Yuck.

citatscEellE · September 02, 2010, 02:59:19 AM

good thing i get mines for free..
but still, the day i run outta service and i gotta buy more, i just wont have it. f*ck that, PSN ftw!

Failed · September 02, 2010, 07:43:33 AM

Quote from: Elle on September 02, 2010, 02:59:19 AM
good thing i get mines for free..
but still, the day i run outta service and i gotta buy more, i just wont have it. f*ck that, PSN ftw!

I'd rather pay for Le Cordon Bleu than go the 1$ super store and eat off sample trays

Hells_JJ · September 02, 2010, 08:37:32 AM

Quote from: Failed on September 02, 2010, 07:43:33 AM
Quote from: Elle on September 02, 2010, 02:59:19 AM
good thing i get mines for free..
but still, the day i run outta service and i gotta buy more, i just wont have it. f*ck that, PSN ftw!

I'd rather pay for Le Cordon Bleu than go the 1$ super store and eat off sample trays

lol psn is free but you get what you pay for

Failed · September 02, 2010, 04:25:54 PM

Quote from: Hells_JJ on September 02, 2010, 08:37:32 AM

lol psn is free

except the premium service

GamerMan316 · October 22, 2010, 07:12:51 PM

Didn't want to create a thread just for this so in here it goes, no doubt it's already been posted too

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