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Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide (www.theverge.com)
submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Xbox first party titles expected to hit $80 USD this holiday; Game Pass pricing currently unchanged.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Correction: It is to make money, but the goal is to get people to subscribe now then jack up the prices once people start relying on it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

It's already happened and will happen again.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's a long con.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

it’s bog standard capitalist formula. always has been.