Xbox Live Gold on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S could get a massive price increase. Right now, Xbox players have three options when it comes to Xbox Live Gold: one month for $ 10, three months for $ 25, and six months for $ 40. Microsoft used to offer a 12-month subscription for $ 60, but this was quietly discontinued last year. As it is, the service costs more than PlayStation Plus, which still offers a 12-month subscription for $ 60. That said, it appears Microsoft is preparing to widen this gap.
On Reddit, a user shared a new image of a 6-month Xbox Live Gold subscription card in the wild that costs $ 60. In other words, an Xbox Live Gold subscription that’s $ 20 more than the current rate. Could this be fake? Sure, but it’s not the only one to pop up online, suggesting this is a mistake or that Microsoft is about to significantly increase the price of the service.
If true, it would mean Xbox Live Gold is costing double last year this time. That’s a huge increase, and one that will be met with significant backlash, although it will likely push up Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions as well, which may be the game. Right now, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which comes with Xbox Live Gold, costs just $ 15 per month.
At the time of publication, Microsoft has not commented on this vulnerability, which has yet to be verified. If any of these things change, we will definitely update the story. In the meantime, take everything here with a grain of salt. Not only is nothing official here, but this could be nothing more than a mistake, or worse, an elaborate hoax.
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