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[akaFullmetal]

Not too surprising, eventually it was going to happen with the spending spree Microsoft has been on. Not actually a big jump so that's good.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Its a creative choice

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

what did I say?

Lying Phil is working hard again, wonder what his excuses are this time

Obviously a creative choice this one

 

[Klayzer]

Lol. I swear 90% of all gifs are from the Office.

 

[Gone]

Expected.
24$ a year isn't that much but also the quality of games can get better.

 

[Bernoulli]

Xbox Won't Raise Price Of Consoles As It's Not Fair On Customers

Phil Spencer spoke in an interview with CNBC.

www.gamingbible.com

 

[Solidsnake_1]

Microsoft won’t raise Xbox prices after PlayStation 5 price hike

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[harry mason 1989]

what did I say?

Lying Phil is working hard again, wonder what his excuses are this time

The damage control squad are having a secret meeting on the secret discord
They're planning there next script

 

[DeepEnigma]

Xbox Won't Raise Price Of Consoles As It's Not Fair On Customers

Phil Spencer spoke in an interview with CNBC.

www.gamingbible.com

Good guy, that Phil.

 

[XesqueVara]

Adding that activision Tax to the service.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Lol. I swear 90% of all gifs are from the Office.

Out of the remaining 10% around 9% of those are

 

[Sleepwalker]

+50 on the series X to put it in line with its positioning as mid gen refresh

 

[DForce]

It's funny how people argued with us about this topic earlier this year.

We knew it would eventually happen, but people were in denial.

It will not go up as a result of the acquisition, but it can go up for different reasons.

And what are these imaginary reasons that Neogaf have come up with? Lets hear some. I need a good laugh in the AM

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/microsoft-activision-deal-approval-watch-ot.1641775/page-614#post-267699156

 

[Adam_802]

Only regionally.

 

[drganon]

Good guy, that Phil.

He'd do himself such a big favor if he'd just shut up.

 

[Klayzer]

Lol. I swear 90% of all gifs are from the Office

Out of the remaining 10% around 9% of those are

How could I forget the classic GAF gif.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Out of the remaining 10% around 9% of those are

Got to be honest tho, when that gif hits in the right circumstance, it hits!

 

[tmlDan]

And so what begins? Inflation why make silly comments?

relax fanboy, just wait

 

[TheBomb]

Raise prices were they are not even selling them anyways.

 

[Ronin_7]

Xbox 550€ in Europe

You ain't Apple lads

 

[Poltz]

Has a company with declining sales ever raised prices before?

 

[Lupin3]

Again? They already raised the price of Series S and X in Sweden by a lot.

Guess it'll sell even more now!

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Right in time for Starfield...

 

[FrankWza]

Arrogant xbox.
I miss og xbox.
Duke controller and NG black even though I play games on easy now because life.

 

[Bojanglez]

€550 for a Series X in Europe, LOL.

They are getting a console that shouldn't even be released for another year. You have to pay a premium to get the pro console early.

 

[March Climber]

Following the Netflix strategy.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

Damn someone from another thread was right Microsoft was losing too much money on Series X and artificially slow production until they got close to break even now that they've ramped up production again they've hiked the price. Sorry I couldn't give credit to that user since i forgot who it was but know that you're a scholar.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Out of the remaining 10% around 9% of those are

My analytics are showing a decently sized spike of john cena gifs over the last month or so, may want to revise your numbers.

 

[ungalo]

Why only in Europe ? Europeans just keep getting fucked in the ass like that.

 

[cireza]

Microsoft won’t raise Xbox prices after PlayStation 5 price hike

Phil Spencer Explains Why Microsoft Won't Raise The Price Of A New Xbox

Consumers are already "more economically challenged and uncertain than ever," and Microsoft won't raise Xbox prices right now.

www.gamespot.com

"I can definitely say we have no plans today to raise the price of our consoles," he said. "We think in a time when our customers are more economically challenged and uncertain than ever, we don't think it's the right move for us at this point to be raising price on our consoles."

"We're always evaluating our business going forward. I don't think we can ever say on anything that we'll never do something, but when we look at our consoles today, we think value is incredibly important,"

Spencer's statement about raising price has always been perfectly clear.

 

[daffyduck]

And so what begins? Inflation why make silly comments?

Because wages are increasing to match?

 

[RavenSan]

How is this any different to quite a lot of games this gen going up to $70 USD, exactly?

It's a pretty small price hike, all things considered. An extra $24 a year. I still think GPU is an incredible value at that price point, and I'll keep my sub. Especially when I can grab cards on black friday at deep discount and stack it every year.

 

[Kilau]

Game Pass Won't Increase in Price Even After ABK Merger, Says Microsoft

Microsoft lawyers have noted in their memorandum defense against the FTC that Game Pass won't increase in price even after the ABK merger.

wccftech.com

Jun 19, 2023 01:00 PM EDT
Article aged like milk.

Increase price before merger closes, so it’s not a lie.

 

[harry mason 1989]

Why only in Europe ? Europeans just keep getting fucked in the ass like that.

Poor Europe

 

[MasterCornholio]

Has a company with declining sales ever raised prices before?

Well they said they were losing money before. I can imagine with costs going up and no real redesign they had no choice but to increase it.

 

[GHG]

Yeah I missed the part when Xbox console prices were raised.

It's now. DarkMage619 come talk to us buddy.

 

[Mr Moose]

Why only in Europe ? Europeans just keep getting fucked in the ass like that.

It's not only Europe.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Riky DarkMage619 You both have some explaining to do.

 

[ungalo]

Anyway i'm selling the console after Starfield, i guess it's a good news.

 

[KyoZz]

From keeping it every month, to only subscribing when there's a game I want releasing on the service.
Bad move Microsoft. Predictable, but bad.

 

[Banjo64]

It's now. DarkMage619 come talk to us buddy.

He’s still hiding out due to the incident in Mozambique.

 

[Sleepwalker]

It's now. DarkMage619 come talk to us buddy.

Its so funny that his numbers were bang on, fast forward a few months and the new series s is $350

 

[DeepEnigma]

And so what begins? Inflation why make silly comments?

This you?

I say that's a bad move and is not going to gets sales back to PS4 levels.

It's a awful decision and one that will cost them market share.

I'm sure they will, Sony really are sticking it to their loyal customers this generation. Ridiculous first party game prices, charging to upgrade to PS5 version and now increasing a console price 2 years after it was released

They will lose market share without question, the acceptance of this kind of practice from it's customers/fans is really borderline insanity.

So they are going to show how the PS5 is worth more than it was 2 years ago?

Come on, where is that same energy?

You were all over that 33 page thread of outrage. I bet this one won't go nearly as far. Just like the Forza "always online" fizzled like a wet fart and did not balloon like the GT7 one did prior before mods shut it down.

 

[Bernoulli]

It's now. DarkMage619 come talk to us buddy.

good guy

 

[Stuart360]

From keeping it every month, to only subscribing when there's a game I want releasing on the service.
Bad move Microsoft. Predictable, but bad.

All subscription services go up in price over time. I dont really get why MS get so much shit when they do it and everyone else gets a free pass.

PC Gamepass for example is still cheaper than Ubisofts service,and you only get about 100 games on that, only Ubisoft games too.

 

[Elbereth]

Glad I re-upped for 3 years last month the using the deal.

May consider month to month afterward

 

[Gudji]

Not too long ago people were praising MS for not raising prices...

 

[GHG]

This you?






Come on, where is that same energy?

You were all over this 33 page thread of outrage. I bet this one won't go nearly as far. Just like the Forza "always online" fizzled like a wet fart and did not balloon like the GT7 one did prior before mods shut it down.

Seriously, take your pick with these guys, search "price" along with a username and just sit back and laugh.

 

[Banjo64]

I can’t believe they’re moving on to the squeeze phase already.

Quality has already gone down the toilet, and now the price increase.

The demand for the consoles isn’t there at the current price points. What are they doing?