Xbox Live Gold on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S could get a massive price increase. Right now, Xbox players have three options when it comes to Xbox Live Gold: one month for $ 10, three months for $ 25, and 6 months for $ 40. Microsoft offered a 12-month subscription for $ 60, but that was quietly interrupted last year. Indeed, the service costs more than the PlayStation Plus, which still offers a 12-month subscription for $ 60. That being said, it looks like Microsoft is probably preparing to widen that gap.
On Reddit, a user shared a new image of a 6-month in-kind Xbox Live Gold subscription card, which costs $ 60. In other words, an Xbox Live Gold subscription is $ 20 more than the current rate. Could it be fake? Sure, but it’s not the only one coming to the surface online, which suggests that this is either a mistake or Microsoft is about to substantially increase the price of the service.
If true, it would mean that Xbox Live Gold will cost twice as much as it cost last year. This is a huge increase and will be received with a substantial reaction, although it will probably increase the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions, which could be the game. Right now, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which comes with Xbox Live Gold, costs just $ 15 a month.
At the time of publication, Microsoft did not comment on this leak, which has not yet been verified. If any of these things change, we will be sure to update the story. In the meantime, take everything here with a grain of salt. Nothing is official here, but this can only be a mistake or, worse, an elaborate farce.
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