Topic: Microsoft is raising the price of Live

[idolminds]

$$$

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

[angrykeebler]

that is like.....nothing

[iPPi]

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.

[K-man]

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.

[W7RE]

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.

[Cobra951]

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. 

[K-man]

There are sales on point cards all the time though. I think I bought my last one for 30. 

[scottws]

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.

[W7RE]

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.

[PyroMenace]

Well if anyone is interested, a year of XBL just dropped to $30 for a limited time.