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Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new “Standard” tier (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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[–] megopie@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

I think Microsoft has been trying to build towards cloud computing of everything on user devices.

Games pass seems to have been them building towards a Google stadia type system. Getting a large user base of monthly subscribers used to Spotify like game experience, and then slowly running more and more off of the user device.

The contraction of studios, internal fighting, and this price hike makes me think they’re is some internal opposition to go all in on this, even as they go full speed ahead on the windows side of things.