Posts tagged price-hike

Xbox Live subscription prices to rise; $60 for 1 year beginning in Nov. [update]

by JC Fletcher (Aug 30th 2010 12:26PM)

As if to balance out the news of Nintendo's DSi price drops, Microsoft has announced via Major Nelson that the cost of an Xbox Live Gold membership will increase starting on November 1 in the US, Canada, Mexico and the UK. In the US, a one-month Gold subscription will rise for $7.99 to $9.99; ...

Xbox 360 Arcade price increased in UK, Microsoft explains

by Alexander Sliwinski (Aug 27th 2009 9:01AM)

Although the Xbox 360's cheapest package, the Arcade, experienced no price adjustment in the States during the recent markdown, the same can't be said for its British cousin. In the UK, the Arcade actually increased 30 lbs. pounds overnight, with no added value in the box. Microsoft, by way of ...

Pachter deems UK's Modern Warfare 2 price hike a 'test'

by Ludwig Kietzmann (Jul 22nd 2009 11:00PM)

How much are you willing to pay for Infinity Ward's latest tunnel-of-fun shooter? Is it £54.99 (close to $90)? If so, you've passed what Michael Pachter calls "a one-time test for Activision." Or maybe Activision is passing the test. The point is ... nobody likes taking tests! No, that's not ...