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"I do think at some point we'll have to raise the prices on certain things, but going into this holiday we thought it was important to maintain the prices."
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Phil Spencer hints at future Xbox Game Pass or console price increases at WSJ Live
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"I do think at some point we'll have to raise the prices on certain things, but going into this holiday we thought it was important to maintain the prices."
I suspect the first thing to happen will be they raise first party game prices to $70. Guess we'll see with Redfall. It would also increase the value proposition of Game Pass.
Probably when key Xbox Game Studio titles finally release like Starfield and/or post Acti/Blizz deal going through.
It was always going to happen. No one should've believed it wouldn't. That was always the goal with getting ppl into ecosystem.
My guess is GPU is $17.99 or $19.99 by end of the next year or game pass regular goes away.x only Ultimate for $15.99 or $17.99
Then Series S for $349.99 or $399.99 with 1TB, Series X for $549.99.
Absolutely no way first party next gen games like fable, perfect dark, etc aren't $69.99
My guess is GPU is $17.99 or $19.99 by end of the next year or game pass regular goes away.x only Ultimate for $15.99 or $17.99
Then Series S for $349.99 or $399.99 with 1TB, Series X for $549.99.
Absolutely no way first party next gen games like fable, perfect dark, etc aren't $69.99
Moving to $70 makes sense for them I guess since their games do decent numbers on Steam, even more so with Starfield on the horizon.
I don't really expect a Game Pass price increase anytime soon but who knows.
I don't really expect a Game Pass price increase anytime soon but who knows.
With MS Rewards, Game Pass more than pays for itself. I don't really think this will change. So this hardly raises an eyebrow for me. But this is still a bit of a surprising rhetorical change. Companies usually don't announce this for a speculative point of time in the future so I'm surprised Spencer phrased it this way.
I can't see Xbox raise hardware prices though.
I can't see Xbox raise hardware prices though.
I always expected Game Pass prices to go up because we're still in the phase of establishing a user base but once that hits a critical point, the prices would go up so Microsoft can finally start making (more) revenue. I guess we'll see if they increase the price of the consoles.
I'm ok with gamepass going up in price. It's only realistic. I don't think console price goes up tho.
Predictions:
$70 first-party games
$15/month Game Pass
$20/month Game Pass Ultimate
No change to Xbox online play prices if you don't want game pass, or it goes away entirely and you're forced to have a Game Pass subscrip.
$70 first-party games
$15/month Game Pass
$20/month Game Pass Ultimate
No change to Xbox online play prices if you don't want game pass, or it goes away entirely and you're forced to have a Game Pass subscrip.
Series S isnt increasing in price when it's constantly going on sale. X could though
$19.99 would be a 33% price increase and the soon to be widespread family plan is $25. Don't think itll increase that soon. Maybe a dollar in over a year from now.
Series S wont increase as we are seeing price sales. Artificially increasing the price by cutting a 512GB model for a 1 TB model defeats the purpose of a low cost entry point. They would be competiting directly against a $399 digital Ps5. Terrible move.
Series X getting a price bump is possible but I still dont see it especially not soon unless they come with a bigger drive or new form factor.
Next wave of games like Starfield may be $70 yeah for sure. But with game pass… its hard to care too much for me.
I think they'll kill the Gold conversion before they increase the actual price of Game Pass.
I mean, the "I told you so" wave would be warranted considering how many fanboys were willing to die on a hill that it would never go up in price.
Do we have any idea if 2024's COD is skipping a PS4/XB1 release? That might signify a real shift if they continue the strategy of charging $70 for the PS5/Xbox Series versions (and the lack of a free upgrade path for last generation may not matter four years into the console gen?)