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[Bernoulli]

New interview in Japanese

(FYI) Phil was asked if there would be a Game Pass price increase in the future

Phil Spencer: "Although the main premise is to provide more value, the price is I think it is inevitable that it will rise in the future. We recently raised our prices once, but the decision was made after careful consideration. We believe it is important to provide services that are recognized as being of sufficient value even if prices are increased."

Microsoft Gaming CEO フィル・スペンサー氏インタビュー 「Forza」はベストなレースゲーム。今後も引き続き日本タイトルの創出に尽力

　Xboxは昨年に引き続き東京ゲームショウに合わせて「Xbox Digital Broadcast」を配信した。XboxのボスであるMicrosoft Gaming CEOのフィル・スペンサー氏も来日し、Xboxコミュニティやパブリッシングパートナーと相次いで面会。一般公開日初日の23日には会場にも直接足を運び、日本のゲームファンとの交流を愉しんだ。ビジネスデイではなく、わざわざ一般公開日に訪れるのは、スペンサー氏がゲームファンと直接触れ合いたいからで、トラブルがないように対応するスタッフは大変だろうが、コミュニティを最も重視するスペンサー氏らしいこだわりだ。

game.watch.impress.co.jp

 

[ReBurn]

Water is wet

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[DR3AM]

Starfield was a flop confirmed

 

[Portugeezer]

No shit.

 

[Del_X]

$20/month seems obvious at this point. I mean YouTube premium is like $18 and $24 or something for a family plan. Netflix is fucking $20

 

[Heisenberg007]

 

[Duchess]

Honestly, I'm betting that MS will soon introduce ads, and then people to upgrade to a more expensive plan to do without them.

That's what Amazon, Netflix, Disney, et al. have all done!

 

[Elder Legend]

Not a surprise, $9.99 for Xbox Game Pass Core and $14.99 for Ultimate is already an insanely stupid value that should be deemed illegal. Raise it to $19.99 or $24.99, with more acquisitions coming and more games, it only makes sense for the price to go up.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

The price of a haircut used to be $12 ten years ago. The same exact place now charges me $24.

 

[cormack12]

 

[Bernoulli]

Honestly, I'm betting that MS will soon introduce ads, and then people to upgrade to a more expensive plan to do without them.

That's what Amazon, Netflix, Disney, et al. have all done!

And those were at 100+ million subs

 

[Gudji]

 

[Heisenberg007]

Pre-acquisition-approval Phil:

Post-acquisition-approval Phil:

 

[acm2000]

no shit, its called inflation and rising costs

literally affects everything in the world

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Pre-acquisition-approval Phil:

Post-acquisition-approval Phil:

Both can still be true because (without clicking the link) I don't know how the question was posed to him something like "So gamepass price is locked in forever now at its current price?" knowing what the response would be and leads to this "headline" like its happening next month

 

[bender]

The road to $24.99 per month, next stop $19.99.

 

[cireza]

Not renewing the subscription is inevitable as well.

 

[Kilau]

This is all Jimbo’s fault.

 

[Dick Jones]

Increasing the price of Gamepass would be a great career moment for Phil.

 

[DryvBy]

He'd charge $99 a month for "free games" and put out 3 7/10 AAA games a year with people still repeating the marketing line: "the best deal in gaming™"!

 

[Robb]

Yeah that’s obvious. I’ll try to get in on another 2-years for cheap while I can and then we’ll see.

I like GamePass but I doubt I’d pay for it monthly, even at todays prices.

 

[damidu]

oh the lipstick of the pig wearing off already? i thought you’d wait for total consolidation first lol

 

[C2brixx]

 

[Alebrije]

Time to pay for those adquisitions....

 

[tmlDan]

day and date games aren't bringing in enough subs i guess

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Not a surprise, $9.99 for Xbox Game Pass Core and $14.99 for Ultimate is already an insanely stupid value that should be deemed illegal. Raise it to $19.99 or $24.99, with more acquisitions coming and more games, it only makes sense for the price to go up.

What if people do not want to fund Phil’s shopping spree?

 

[Horseganador]

$19.99 a month soon, then $24.99, then...

 

[Tommi84]

"So gamepass price is locked in forever now at its current price?"

I think the question was like: "will the acquisition of ABK cause a price increase to GP"

Meaning GP price may increase COMPLETELY OTHER REASONS and not ABK

 

[DeepEnigma]

No shit. Especially after Activision.

 

[Generic]

The road to $24.99 per month, next stop $19.99.

It's so over for me. I live in a third world country where the dollar exchange rate is huge. Every $1,00 increase is a big hit. I thought Gamepass and PS+ Extra would finally allow me to get games for a fair price, but the dream is ending...

 

[havoc00]

What’s the max you would pay for gp?

 

[SSfox]

It's already expansive as it is. If they increase the price even more like holy fuck.

Glad i never touched that trap.

 

[DeepEnigma]

What’s the max you would pay for gp?

$0.00

 

[Esppiral]

The price of a haircut used to be $12 ten years ago. The same exact place now charges me $24.

Yet your income is still the same.

 

[Pop]

What’s the max you would pay for gp?

Not $20+

Might as well just buy new first party releases from Xbox outright with that price

 

[adamsapple]

 

[The Pleasure]

Not a surprise, $9.99 for Xbox Game Pass Core and $14.99 for Ultimate is already an insanely stupid value that should be deemed illegal. Raise it to $19.99 or $24.99, with more acquisitions coming and more games, it only makes sense for the price to go up.

Microsoft enjoys your lick job

 

[DrFigs]

It may seem stupid now, but there were people in those Activision merger threads who really argued that it wouldn't happen.

 

[baphomet]

$180 to play Starfield and Forza

What a fucking deal.

 

[damidu]

they were probably hoping to slide the news, parallel to some earth shattering starfield reception.
tough luck

 

[Krieger]

First they will increase Gamepass by $5 per month, then $10, then there will be different Gamepass Tiers with the cheapest one forcing you to watch 5 ads before your Xbox boots up and finally CoD Modern Black World War 2 will be Gamepass Elite+ exclusive and cost you $70 per month. But remember, best value etc.

 

[RoboFu]

I mean of course.. prices ever rarely go down. This is one of those.. “ well no shit “ deals.

 

[The Pleasure]

First they will increase Gamepass by $5 per month, then $10, then there will be different Gamepass Tiers with the cheapest one forcing you to watch 5 ads before your Xbox boots up and finally CoD Modern Black World War 2 will be Gamepass Elite+ exclusive and cost you $70 per month. But remember, best value etc.

Don't forget paying for bullets when you run out. Gotta reload faster.

 

[hinch7]

You'll own nothing and you'll be happy. Also give us $20 a month for our troubles and rental service.

 

[Krieger]

Don't forget paying for bullets when you run out. Gotta reload faster.

Considering that a former EA CEO wanted to implement paying money for faster reloading in a Battlefield game, yeah, I can see Microsoft's leadership being so incompetent that they will add this into the new CoDs.

 

[harry mason 1989]

The sky is so high
The donkey can't fly

 

[poppabk]

I mean of course.. prices ever rarely go down. This is one of those.. “ well no shit “ deals.

Yeah anyone thinking any subscription they have currently will be the same price in 10 years time is delusional.

 

[Fredrik]

Raise it to $19.99 or $24.99, with more acquisitions coming and more games, it only makes sense for the price to go up.

I’ve not even accepted the regular price, I still use the cheap XBLGold and EAPlay conversion. $25/month is 1/3 of a game each month. The service would have to become insanely upgraded for me to accept any of that.

 

[Alebrije]

It's so over for me. I live in a third world country where the dollar exchange rate is huge. Every $1,00 increase is a big hit. I thought Gamepass and PS+ Extra would finally allow me to get games for a fair price, but the dream is ending...