There’s likely to be another price increase for Xbox Game Pass – here’s what Microsoft has responded to

At the beginning of July, the price rose Xbox Game Pass It increased for the first time in Greece and in many other countries abroad. In particular, the Game Pass Ultimate subscription that allows you to play on console and PC, with additional benefits such as EA Access, now costs € 14.99. On the other hand, the simple price of Game Pass, which concerns only the console subscription, is now asking 10.99 euros. The increases are 2 euros and 1 euro respectively.

As history has shown with other subscription services, such as Netflix, this increase is not the last, which is what Microsoft itself suggests. Specifically in the context of Tokyo Game Show 2023, the head of the company’s gaming department said, Phil SpencerHe made a clear statement. Speaking to Japanese media Watch the gameIn response to a question about whether there were other increases, he confirmed: “The price is bound to rise in the future.”

His answer does not leave much room, but at the same time Spencer explained that any increase must be linked to providing greater value to subscribers.

Below is the relevant excerpt from his interview:

I think Xbox Game Pass is a very good subscription service overall, but as a user I fear the price will go up. Are future price increases inevitable or not? What are your thoughts on the fees?

elephant Spencer: Thank you for saying this. First, we always want to give you options on how to build your library. You can subscribe to Game Pass to play or purchase games. With millions of users subscribing to Xbox Game Pass today and many of them happily using it, I believe that although providing more value is an important requirement, it is inevitable that the price will rise in the future. We have recently raised the price once, but this is a decision we have made after careful consideration. Even if the price increases, we believe it is important to provide services that are recognized as having sufficient value.

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