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Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s new gaming chief in leaked memo (www.theverge.com)
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It sounds like Game Pass pricing will drop soon

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260413185038/https://www.theverge.com/tech/911182/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-too-expensive-leaked-memo

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[–] 22 points 7 months ago (6 children)

$30 a month. I stopped paying that. That's like 4 games a year in subscription fees. I'd rather just buy 4 games. I don't need endless games for that price.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Are there even 4 90$ games worth purchasing in any given year?

    Most of my library is in the <30$ range

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I dumped it when it went from $5 to $10 a month for PC gamepass.

    $120 a year gets me A LOT of games on Steam sales.

    I know I'm not the target audience, but it was pretty nice playing tons of games for $5 a month.

    At $30 I don't think I could even justify that. It's absurd. Even as a one off to play everything I could...I'd rather use that $30 for literally anything else.

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    • [+] 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Somehow it's always AI. Just like it was blockchain before that. And "the cloud" before that.

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    • [–] 8 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Keep in mind when she says that, that Microsoft is probably not looking to lower the price of GamePass, but to find other things to include in that price. I sincerely doubt they're going to lower the price and just leave the cash on the table - they're going to add something to the subscription to keep the people already paying $30/mo from dropping. To make it feel more worth their while.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    From just the headline, I would have thought it was too expensive for Microsoft, and the price would be raised. Someone seems to have a head that isn't firmly lodged in their asshole over there, tho.

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