Microsoft: no plans to drop Xbox Live Gold fees
Yes, Games for Windows Live will be losing its subscription fees, but Microsoft will still charge users for an Xbox Live Gold subscription. This was confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson recently to MCV UK. More in the full article.
Microsoft may be scrapping charges for Games for Windows Live, but the company will not be making its Xbox Live Gold services free.
This was confirmed to MCV UK by a Microsoft spokesperson. An Xbox Live Gold membership currently cost GBP 39.99 (around US$ 80) a year in the UK. The twelve-month Premium Gold Pack in the U.S. goes for around US$ 60.
Microsoft announced at XNA Gamefest 08 last week that it will be scrapping the charges for Games for Windows Live in order to “improve Windows gaming”. The announcement fueled some speculation that the same thing will happen to its Xbox Live counterpart.
The same spokesperson stressed that Microsoft plans to “give even more reasons why Xbox Live Gold is the best bargain in the industry” starting with the upcoming Xbox Live Experience dashboard update.
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Via MCVUK
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