Console prices are increasing in Europe and elsewhere, though for now, the cost of the Xbox Series X|S remains the same as when the consoles first released. The news comes a few months after PlayStation raised the price of its consoles in countries outside the United States, after which Xbox said it wouldn’t be raising the price of its products – for the time being. “These Game Pass price adjustments are not related to the Activision Blizzard deal, and are intended to match local market conditions.” “We’ve held on our prices for consoles for many years and have adjusted the prices to reflect the competitive conditions in each market,” Kari Perez, Xbox’s head of communications, told The Verge. The Verge has a list of the price increases for. Game Pass Ultimate is getting a bigger jump, from 15 per month to 17. This increase marks the first time Xbox has raised the price of its subscription service since the platform launched in 2017. Xbox Game Pass will soon cost 11 per month, an increase of 1. The console Game Pass price will increase from $9.99 to $10.99, while console ultimate subscribers will be paying $16.99 instead of $14.99. The price change goes into effect on July 6, 2023, for anyone who isn’t a Game Pass subscriber, while current subscribers will start paying more on Aug. Ryan: I don’t remember.Microsoft announced an increase in the Xbox Game Pass price for console and ultimate subscribers (thanks, The Verge ). Microsoft: Did you or anyone at your direction go to regulators anywhere in the world before August 26th? Ryan: I don’t think it’s possible to ascribe a particular date to it, but I think that that email of the 26th of August was an important moment Microsoft: When did you come to that determination? Ryan: I believe that this transaction is bad for competition

Microsoft: As of today you believe that this transaction between Microsoft and Activision would harm competition, is that right? Ryan: I wasn’t particularly happy with the January 31st proposal, but hoped it was an opening salvo Microsoft: Was there any other significant factor before that time? Microsoft: So the thing that caused you major concern was the August 26th email from Spencer? Microsoft: That would have been on August 26th, 2022? Ryan: I wouldn’t say I wasn’t concerned at all, but it was really his response a few months after my email on May 26th which sent alarm bells ringing Microsoft lawyer: So you weren’t concerned in May about the transaction?

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