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Microsoft This week announced This increases the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50 percent to $ 30 per month.
The former employee said Bloomberg that Xbox lost 300 million dollars on sale Call of Duty Last year, Xbox Consoles and PC from the fact that the game is now available on the first day on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This is according to internal estimates.
“Game Pass did not reach explosive growth, which Microsoft expected after activating, and they realized that their costs of infrastructure did not correspond to their pricing model,”-Joost Van Dreunen, founder of Analytics Analytics Aldora.
Microsoft had the hope that Xbox Game Pass would grow to such an extent that Netflix Gaming would become. However, this did not happen.
The service first launched 10 dollars a month in 2017, and in a year will offer new games when starting. Over time, the price increased, and Microsoft would make the first day of the game available only on Ultimate and PC.
The former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Kan tried to block the acquisition of Microsoft Activision Blizzard, but ultimately the transaction will be approved. She took over social media And he said: “The acquisition of Activision Microsoft is accompanied by a significant increase in prices and dismissal, damaging both gamers and developers.”
She continued: “As we saw in the sectors, increasing the consolidation in the market and rising prices often go hand in hand. Since dominant firms become too large to care, they can aggravate their customers without worrying about the consequences. ”
The last known number of subscribers for Xbox Game Pass was 34 million In February 2024. Microsoft in July last year announced the generation of Xbox Game Pass Almost $ 5 billion During the financial year ending on June 30, 2025.
Changes in the Xbox Game Pass on October 1 included the Rename Game Pass Core in Game Pass Essose and Game Pass Standard Rebced at Game Pass Premium.
Game Pass Essential and Game Pass Premium offer more advantages than before at the same price that includes PC games and cloud games, as well as game benefits that include bottles. More games are also available at both levels.
Nevertheless, one of the main reasons for the Subscription on the Xbox Game Pass is the first day game, which now cost 30 dollars a month on Ultimate Tier and $ 16.50 on PC Game Pass.
Throughout life and an avid gamer, William d'angelo Vgchartz was first represented in 2007. After many years of support for the site, he was involved in 2010 as a younger analyst, making his way to lead the analyst in 2012 and took on equipment estimates in 2017. He expanded his participation in the game community, obtaining content on his own. YouTube channel And Twitch ChannelYou can follow the author on BlueskyField
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