Microsoft Pulls Off Increase in Xbox Live Gold Subscription

Microsoft has pulled back on an increase in the price of its Xbox Live Gold subscription after receiving backlash from the community.

A day earlier, all Xbox owners woke up with a small surprise when Microsoft officially announced a price hike for their Xbox Live Gold subscription. According to initial plans, Microsoft planned to increase the cost of subscriptions by $ 1, 5 and 10 for a month, three months and six months, respectively.

The price change meant that a year of Xbox Live Gold would have cost $ 120, double the price of a Sony PlayStation Plus or $ 100 more than Nintendo Switch Online.

After the announcement went viral, many Xbox players and gamers were shocked by the sudden price hike and were angry at the decision. Many gamers have accused Microsoft of not being aware of the economic situation of players during this difficult pandemic time, and also continues to require them to pay an Xbox Live subscription to play free games like Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone.

Shortly after the company faced backlash from the gaming community, Microsoft decided to scrap the changes. In addition to ditching the price hikes, Microsoft also decided to ditch the need to have an Xbox Live Gold account to play free games on the console.

Thus, all Xbox Live Gold customers can use the subscription at the old prices - one month for $ 9.99, three months for $ 24.99, six months for $ 39.99, and finally a year for $ 59.99.