Brian Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 No big surprise for Games Pass, it was going to happen eventually. They were already (over) eager to change their pricing structure with Gold. It's more interesting that he brought up games and the consoles themselves in regard to price hikes. Just two months ago: Xbox boss: Phil Spencer "I can definitely say we have no plans to raise the price of our consoles" | GamesRadar+ WWW.GAMESRADAR.COM "When our customers are more economically challenged and uncertain than ever, we don't think it's the right move" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaysWho? Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: No big surprise for Games Pass, it was going to happen eventually. They were already (over) eager to change their pricing structure with Gold. It's more interesting that he brought up games and the consoles themselves in regard to price hikes. Just two months ago: Xbox boss: Phil Spencer "I can definitely say we have no plans to raise the price of our consoles" | GamesRadar+ WWW.GAMESRADAR.COM "When our customers are more economically challenged and uncertain than ever, we don't think it's the right move" Anytime I hear a corporate head say "We have no plans..." I always take that as a maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Anytime I hear a corporate head say "We have no plans..." I always take that as a maybe. I mean no plans doesn’t mean plans can’t change. I need to get back into ms rewards and lock up games pass as long as I can. I still got two more years but I’ve slacked off the last few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dodger said: I mean no plans doesn’t mean plans can’t change. I need to get back into ms rewards and lock up games pass as long as I can. I still got two more years but I’ve slacked off the last few months. Right, and it can mean, "No plans in motion," "No plans decided," etc. It means nothing, so that's a red flag immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Kind of surprised that gamepass is profitable right now, but it also depends on what they include in that. If you assume they include whatever fees they're paying devs and the cost to run cloud streaming, then I wouldn't have expected it to be profitable now. Not that my feeling was based on any real data, just that it seems like they're still in the "invest in growth at all costs and spend whatever it takes" phase. If they're making money already, it bodes very well for the future of the service. Certainly they'll end up raising the prices eventually to justify the investments they've made, but those price hikes might be delayed a bit if gamepass isn't burning a hole in MS's pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Well, as long as they don’t fix the loophole on gamepass conversion on gold membership. Then I think I’m good on an increase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Can't help but wonder if Phil's downplaying it a bit... in light of certain circumstances. He wouldn't want to seem too optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 you think by now they'd be able to make the console cheaper. This entire generation has been messed up...thanks covid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 17 hours ago, crispy4000 said: No big surprise for Games Pass, it was going to happen eventually. They were already (over) eager to change their pricing structure with Gold. It's more interesting that he brought up games and the consoles themselves in regard to price hikes. Just two months ago: Xbox boss: Phil Spencer "I can definitely say we have no plans to raise the price of our consoles" | GamesRadar+ WWW.GAMESRADAR.COM "When our customers are more economically challenged and uncertain than ever, we don't think it's the right move" @Spork3245 what are your thoughts on crispy's post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, best3444 said: @Spork3245 what are your thoughts on crispy's post? Personally I agree with everything he said, A+ remarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Personally I agree with everything he said, A+ remarks. You're not spork now are you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Microsoft misses Xbox Game Pass subscriber growth target again WWW.AXIOS.COM Game Pass growth is the only gaming metric tied to the CEO's pay. Quote Microsoft targeted a 73% growth rate for Game Pass for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, as part of performance incentives for Nadella and other top executives. But the service only achieved 28% growth. That's two misses in a row. The company also failed to hit the executive pay Game Pass target last year, after exceeding it in 2020. Microsoft doesn't publicize actual Game Pass subscriber target counts, but it said in the filing that its Xbox division has delivered "over 25 million Game Pass subscriptions." Game Pass' growth might also be stalled due to a lack of available major releases. In the last two years, Microsoft has published few big exclusive games, especially compared to rivals Sony and Nintendo — neither of which bundle new releases into their subscription offerings. They'll likely see a growth boom once CoD is theirs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I wonder if Sony does anything to call out their hypocrisy. Maybe I’ve just been following politics too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S price increase announced for Japan - Gematsu WWW.GEMATSU.COM Microsoft has announced a 5,000 yen price increase for the manufacturer suggested retail price of Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles in Japan, which will go into effect beginning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 "Once we finish the Activision acquisition we'll raise our prices as you'll have no other options." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 When Xbox Series X launched in Japan in Nov 2020, Yen was @ 104/USD -- Y49,980 is US$480. Today Yen is 130/USD -- Y59,980 is US$461. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 The price increase in Japan will finally allow MS to achieve their long-sought, mythical goal of selling a "negative" number of consoles in that region! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 5 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said: When Xbox Series X launched in Japan in Nov 2020, Yen was @ 104/USD -- Y49,980 is US$480. Today Yen is 130/USD -- Y59,980 is US$461. yeah I was about to say, between Sony and now Xbox increasing prices in Japan their economy must be doing quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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