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Offline idolminds

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Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« on: Monday, August 30, 2010, 10:32:01 AM »
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1M Gold: $7.99
3M Gold: $19.99
12M Gold: $49.99

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1M Gold: $9.99
3M Gold: $24.99
12M Gold: $59.99

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1M Gold: 4.99 GBP

Starting Nov 1, 2010
1M Gold: 5.99 GBP

Canada

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1M Gold: $8.99 CAD

Starting Nov 1, 2010
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Offline angrykeebler

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #1 on: Monday, August 30, 2010, 11:44:53 AM »
that is like.....nothing
Suck it, Pugnate.

Offline iPPi

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #2 on: Monday, August 30, 2010, 12:03:35 PM »
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.

Offline K-man

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #3 on: Monday, August 30, 2010, 12:04:32 PM »
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.


Offline W7RE

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #4 on: Monday, August 30, 2010, 02:03:02 PM »
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.

Offline Cobra951

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 12:46:38 PM »
MS will let you lock in the price now 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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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 12:58:05 PM »
There are sales on point cards all the time though. I think I bought my last one for 30. 

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 02:00:04 PM »
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.

Offline W7RE

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 02:39:14 PM »
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.

Offline PyroMenace

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Re: Microsoft is raising the price of Live
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 08:17:23 PM »
Well if anyone is interested, a year of XBL just dropped to $30 for a limited time.