Microsoft has delayed its controversial Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price increase in some countries — but not the U.S. or UK. Last week, Microsoft sparked a backlash with its decision to raise the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $19.99 a month to $29.99 a month (a 50% increase that amounts to an extra $120 a year). To justify …
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Last week, Microsoft introduced a huge overhaul to Xbox Game Pass that revamped the subscription service with more widespread access on Windows PCs and Xbox Cloud Gaming, along with renamed tiers and price hikes to both PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — the latter of which proved to be extremely controversial, with users unsubscribing so fast the …
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Microsoft (MSFT) stock was down on Tuesday alongside a rumor that Xbox canceled a first-party handheld console. According to tech leaker KeplerL2, Microsoft refused to sign an agreement with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) that would have resulted in the creation of a handheld Xbox device. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 55% off! Unlock powerful investing …
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Microsoft is holding off on its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hikes for some existing subscribers in select countries. After announcing a 50 percent price increase to Game Pass Ultimate last week, Microsoft now says this price increase will only currently affect new purchases and not existing subscribers in markets like Austria, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Poland, and India. “At …
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It’s been a strange year for Xbox, it would be fair to say. Despite some absolutely fantastic releases (and more to come), the recent Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike has many considering just, you know, buying their games. Thankfully, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are offering a bunch of discounts, including price drops of over 70%. Here are our …
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We’ve obviously all well aware of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass price hike that’s rolling out in most regions right now, but certain members are potentially not being affected by it – primarily in Europe, it seems. Today, lots of people have been sharing an apparent new email from Xbox that claims the increases “will only …
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Microsoft has confirmed it has scrapped the Xbox Game Pass discount on DLC purchases. Instead, it’s giving subscribers more points for use in its Rewards scheme. Last week, as part of controversial changes made to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft was found to have pulled the 10% discount on DLC for Game Pass games that Ultimate subscribers were able to get, …
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The Xbox handheld has been canceled over AMD’s high minimum order requirements, according to rumors circulating online. The rumors originated from the NeoGAF forums, where known AMD leaker Kepler L2, who accurately provided information multiple times in the past regarding AMD products, including consoles, said that, as far as they know, the handheld was canceled because AMD wanted a commitment …
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Microsoft has confirmed it’s dropped Call of Duty DLC discounts through Game Pass, with subscribers instead earning reward points. As spotted by CharlieIntel last week, Game Pass Ultimate members could previously receive a 10 percent discount on Call of Duty add-on content. However, this discount has since been removed alongside Microsoft’s decision to increase the price of its top tier …
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