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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: idolminds on Monday, August 30, 2010, 10:32:01 AM
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$$$ (http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/08/30/price-change-for-xbox-live-gold-subscription.aspx)
US
Current
1M Gold: $7.99
3M Gold: $19.99
12M Gold: $49.99
Starting Nov 1, 2010
1M Gold: $9.99
3M Gold: $24.99
12M Gold: $59.99
UK
Current
1M Gold: 4.99 GBP
Starting Nov 1, 2010
1M Gold: 5.99 GBP
Canada
Current
1M Gold: $8.99 CAD
Starting Nov 1, 2010
1M Gold: $9.99 CAD
Mexico
Current
12M Gold: 499 Pesos
Starting Nov 1, 2010
12M Gold: 599 Pesos
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that is like.....nothing
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I haven't used the service for several years now, but when I did, I never felt like I got my money's worth out of it. This price increase is retarded, but it won't change the fact there they will still have millions of subscribers.
Personally, I generally hate the pay to play service model that more and more of the gaming industry is trending towards, but it does seem inevitable. That said, I essentially refuse to pay for any of them -- I would rather not use it then have to pay for it. Playstation Plus and Xbox Live are not exceptions.
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I'm in the weird situation of not using XBL enough to really justify continuing to pay for it. But the times I do turn my 360 on I definitely want access to it.
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I'll have to get a card before the price goes up. My year runs out in either January or February. I use Live non stop, definitely on a daily basis.
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MS will let you lock in the price now (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/pricelock/default.htm) at $40, for one more year when your renewal comes due. The catch is that you have to sign up for auto-renew in order to do that.
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There are sales on point cards all the time though. I think I bought my last one for 30.
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This doesn't affect me. I had Live Gold for about three months, realized I used features it delivered three times, canceled it, and never looked back.
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I heard there was a sale at dell.com for $30 not too long ago, and when I first heard about the price hike, Amazon had it for $40. I'm hoping to find a sub $40 deal before the price increase. I could lock in at the $40 direct from MS, but I don't like that I'll have a change put on my account when I may not remember it's coming.
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Well if anyone is interested, a year of XBL just dropped to $30 for a limited time.