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Phil Spencer hints at a future Game Pass price hikeThe Xbox Boss also had some fighting words for Google and Apple
The Xbox Boss also had some fighting words for Google and Apple
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Image credit:Microsoft
CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer spoke about the possibility of price increases for consoles, games and Game Pass at the Wall Street Journal’s annual Tech Live conference (thanks toThe Vergefor transcribing.) “We’ve held price on our console, we’ve held price on games and our subscription. I don’t think we’ll be able to do that forever,” Spencer admits. “I do think at some point we’ll have to raise some prices on certain things.” He was quick to point out, though, that these changes wouldn’t come into effect this holiday season, as Microsoft wants to “maintain the prices that we have.”
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Spencer alsoreiterated his plans for Call Of Dutywhen and if Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition closes. “Call Of Duty specifically will be available on PlayStation. I’d love to see it on the Switch… Our intent is to treat CoD like Minecraft.” This news is important as UK regulators are currently investigating the deal over"competition concerns,“citing Call Of Duty exclusivity as one potential problem.
We likely won’t hear about any Xbox price hikes, mobile storefronts, or CoD plans for a while. But, in the meantime, Game Pass subscribers have a lot to look forward to - while the service is still nice and affordable.Persona 5,the JRPG King, just launched onto the service and it should keep players occupied through the holiday months. And on November 15th we’ll be getting Obsidian’s medieval adventure gamePentiment, alongside the dystopian sci-fi gameSomerville.Lots to look forward to for now.
