- Microsoft has delayed its Xbox Game Pass price hike for some users
- This decision only affects current subscribers in certain countries
- Everyone will have to pay the new higher prices
Microsoft recently announced a massive overhaul of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service as well as a series of painful price increases, and say that these cost increases have dropped like a lead ball would be an understatement. The outcry was surprisingly noisy, and Microsoft has just revealed that it will be slightly back on the changes – but perhaps not for the reason you might expect.
We say “ backpedaling slightly ” because the scope of expansion is limited, despite the fact that Microsoft defended its decision. Microsoft interrupts the price increases of certain users in some countries, which means that many other players will have to pay higher prices.
More specifically, Microsoft claims that price increases will only affect new subscribers in countries like Germany, India, Ireland, Poland and South Korea. Users of these countries who are already members of Xbox Game Pass will be able to continue to pay the old prices, at least temporarily. In Ireland, for example, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will remain € 17.99 per month for existing users instead of the new price of € 26.99. It is according to The Verge, which cited publications on social networks by users of these countries.
In an email sent to the subscribers concerned, Microsoft said: “For the moment, these increases will affect only new purchases and will not affect your current subscription for the market in which you live, as long as you are on an automatic recurrence plan. If you choose to cancel your plan and buy back, you will be billed at the new current rate. ”
The key sentence of this email is “at present”, suggesting that Microsoft is temporarily fired, perhaps to let anger turn off. The involvement, however, is that the costs will return to the original plan at a given moment in the future.
Temporary relief
The penis has confirmed with Microsoft that the email was authentic, Microsoft commenting that “current subscribers in certain countries will continue to renew at their existing price, in accordance with local requirements”. The line concerning “local requirements” could indicate that the regulations played a role in the decision, rather than on any reaction of the players.
Adding to this feeling is the fact that price changes are still in force in many other places, including the United States and the United States. If user discontent was the main reason for change, you might expect the deployment to be interrupted everywhere.
Microsoft has also said that it will give users a notice of 60 days before other modifications are implemented. This should give you time to cancel your subscription if you worry about the new higher prices.
If you live in one of the countries where Microsoft has pressed the break button, you have a temporary stay on the monthly cost you will have to pay for Xbox Game Pass. If you live elsewhere, however, you are not lucky – although thanks to GameStop, there is always a way to register at the old price. For the moment, it could be your best bet.
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