All Xbox Game Pass tiers are getting big changes
  • Prove_your_argument@piefed.socialEnglish
    23·
    4 months ago

    This is just the zeitgeist of 21st century capitalism.

    ✓ Subscriptions. Make them pay you forever.
    ✓ Low initial price to saturate market share and stifle competition while you operate at a loss.
    ✓ Drive all realistic competitors out of the market (stadia et al.)
    ✓ Slow user growth? Jack up prices!

    I’m not surprised they got out of the hardware business. Software license protection publishing fees are way more lucrative than hardware sales. The hardware is just there to lock people into the software.

    • criss_cross@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      4 months ago

      It was like 15 -> 20 and now to 30.

      It was great at 15 because at that point 180 a year you could be sure to play 3 AAA games worth in a year. Doubling that is pretty ehhhh. You need to cycle through a ton of games to get your money worth there.

  • slimerancher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    4 months ago

    It was never sustainable, they threw in tons of money to disrupt the market and get subscribers share, and now that they have done that as much as they can, they are trying to get the money.

    • misk@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      6·
      4 months ago

      It was the only incentive for most people.

      The most baffling thing is not the price hike - it’s the price hike combined Xbox Game Studios release roadmap looking barren compared to the last 2 years. What is this $30 supposed to pay for? Severance packages?

  • B0NK3RS@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    No thanks. It’s been a great 3 years though but £22.99 a month is too hard to justify.