misk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoMicrosoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a monthwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.ml
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a monthwww.theverge.commisk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareMarafon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 months agoHoly shit, wasn’t it like ten bucks before?
minus-squaremisk@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-23 months agoUltimate was $20. Still an enormous price hike.
minus-squarecriss_cross@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoIt was like 15 -> 20 and now to 30. It was great at 15 because at that point 180 a year you could be sure to play 3 AAA games worth in a year. Doubling that is pretty ehhhh. You need to cycle through a ton of games to get your money worth there.
minus-squarerozodru@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoHell I remember when it FIRST came out and it was like $1.
Holy shit, wasn’t it like ten bucks before?
Ultimate was $20. Still an enormous price hike.
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It was like 15 -> 20 and now to 30.
It was great at 15 because at that point 180 a year you could be sure to play 3 AAA games worth in a year. Doubling that is pretty ehhhh. You need to cycle through a ton of games to get your money worth there.
Hell I remember when it FIRST came out and it was like $1.