Xbox is About to Rip Off Your Wallet: Price Hike Ahead
Get ready to feel the burn in your wallet, gamers! Microsoft is about to strike again, hiking the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription by a whopping $3, from $16.99 to $19.99 per month, starting September 12th. This brutal price increase comes just months after the last one, and mere weeks before the highly anticipated launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on the service.
But wait, there’s more! PC Game Pass subscribers will also be hit with a price hike, this time from $9.99 to $11.99 per month. Yes, folks, it’s a double whammy of bad news for gamers on both PC and console.
And if you thought the price hikes were the only betrayal, think again. Microsoft is introducing a new "standard" subscription plan that doesn’t include day-one access to first-party Xbox games. For the low, low price of $14.99 per month, you’ll get the privilege of playing games months after their initial release. What a steal, right?
But don’t worry, the existing Xbox Game Pass for Console subscription will continue for existing subscribers (for now). That’s what they want you to think, at least. In reality, this is just a ploy to get you hooked on the new standard plan, which includes online console multiplayer access, a feature the old plan lacked. Just what you always wanted – a watered-down, overpriced subscription plan from Microsoft.
The real kicker is that this price increase comes as Microsoft is about to rake in the dough from the addition of Call of Duty to its Game Pass service. This lucrative deal will undoubtedly pad the pockets of Microsoft’s executives, but what about the poor, mistreated gamers who will have to foot the bill?
It’s a dark day for gamers, indeed. As one insider revealed in May, Microsoft was considering raising the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate yet again, and now we’re seeing the fruits of that decision. The writing is on the wall – your wallet is about to take a hit like never before.
So, when the price hike takes effect on September 12th, you know what to do – grab a bottle of aspirin and get ready for the financial pain.
