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    XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    Xbox Live Gold subscribers might want to renew before November 1, when the price of a yearly subscription to the service jumps $10 in North America.

    According to a post on Major Nelson's blog, after eight years' of Xbox Live at the $50 a year price point, the service is finally seeing a price hike. Starting on November 1, a year Gold subscription to Xbox Live will run $59.99, versus the current price of $49.99. One month subscriptions will jump from $7.99 to $9.99, while three month subs will rise from $19.99 to $24.99.

    Other regions will be seeing increases as well. In the UK the price of one month will jump from 4.99 GPB to 5.99 GPB. The price of a month in Canada rises a dollar to $9.99. Finally, a year subscription in Mexico rises from 499 to 599 pesos.

    Microsoft is running a special deal right now for North American customers, allowing them to lock in a year at $39.99, $20 less than the new rate. For details, visit the deal website.

    Jesse Divnich with industry analyst EEDAR sent out a statement accompanying the news, insuring consumers that $60 is still "an incredible value."

    "When originally launched in 2002, a Gold subscription cost the same as an AAA video game, $49.99. When taking into account for inflation ($50 in 2002 is roughly $60 in 2010) and the additional services available to Gold subscribers in 2010, such as ESPN, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Last.fm and Video Kinect, a $10 price increase still represents an incredible value to consumers"

    Whether or not $60 a year is an incredible value is ultimately up to consumers. What say you, consumers?
    http://kotaku.com/5625516/xbox-live-pri ... november-1

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    my ps3 is still free



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    XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    Quote Originally Posted by squidfamily1
    my ps3 is still free
    Yessir Thats y I bought mine got tired of paying to play online

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    PS3 Bandwagon......ride on!




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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    LAME!
    "Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves"

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    Yet another reason to move to the PS3 Network.


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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    O well I guess I am to big of a fanboy for the 360 lol. Will stay true to my 360.

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    what a rip!!!! :mrgreen:

    "It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes".- Andrew Jackson

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    When taking into account for inflation ($50 in 2002 is roughly $60 in 2010) and the additional services available to Gold subscribers in 2010, such as ESPN, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Last.fm and Video Kinect, a $10 price increase still represents an incredible value to consumers
    Let's see here:
    ESPN.com - Free
    Facebook - Free
    Twitter - Free
    Last.fm - Free

    Wow...I guess that Video Kinect must be a hell of a program.

    Indecision may or may not be my problem.

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    Don't be so hasty all you PS3ers, I guarantee you they'll get their heads out of their asses and realize how much money they're missing out on. Not to mention the online subscription fees you'll have to pay to the game producers, as well! :o I forsee them asking for money from y'all within the next year!! :twisted:

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    PS3 all ready has a pay tier and I bet it gets more and more exclusives. :cry:

    Soon my cost of having both systems will run over $100 a year just for the online bells and whistles.

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    Re: XBL Price Increase...OH NOEESSSS!

    Quote Originally Posted by River_Rat_459
    When taking into account for inflation ($50 in 2002 is roughly $60 in 2010) and the additional services available to Gold subscribers in 2010, such as ESPN, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Last.fm and Video Kinect, a $10 price increase still represents an incredible value to consumers
    Let's see here:
    ESPN.com - Free
    Facebook - Free
    Twitter - Free
    Last.fm - Free

    Wow...I guess that Video Kinect must be a hell of a program.
    All of this is also free on the Playstation Network! HAHAHA! have fun 360 lovers.


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