Xbox Live Gold Price Increase 2021 Receives Twitter Backlash: Users Cry 'Absurd'

Microsoft and Xbox are now facing major backlash from users on Twitter, saying that the recent price increase of the game is uncalled for, absurd, and downright manipulation in switching to the new "Game Pass" program. The transition is forcing people to go with the PC and Xbox-enabled gameplay, for its lower prices compared to Live Gold's Xbox-only subscriptions.

The American software company's gaming arm, Xbox, should have been having a treat and appreciation for making Xbox games available for the Windows operating system and PC Gaming platform, but it is not. Instead, the company is facing backlash from its former users and gaming enthusiasts after feeling that they are manipulated or "robbed" with the price increase.

Microsoft's Xbox bundles and subscriptions were one of the highly regarded programs in the gaming industry, as it offers top-quality and premium games for free on its services, with the Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass. However, the recent transition to making Game Pass available for both console and PC is creating shockwaves of negative feedback.

Xbox Live Gold Price Increase: Twitter Users are Angry

Twitter was surely utilized by angry and disappointed gamers of the Xbox and its services for the recent price increase that was allegedly made to make users switch to a new platform that includes PC gaming. Most people are not open to switching from Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Game Pass because of the transition that Microsoft did, by increasing the price to an "absurd" cost.

Users are protesting against Microsoft and Xbox's new prices for the Live Gold, which is universally known as the cheaper version of the Xbox Game Pass, which is fairly a new service. The Xbox Live Gold price increase puts it near Xbox Game Pass prices, which makes one think to switch because of the latter's additional features including PC gaming.

Xbox Live Gold Pricing Now

Wario64 (@Wario64), a popular games and technology leaker, explains the additional costing that Xbox has imposed over both of its gaming subscription services, which increased from $1 to $10 on the different periods. It is known that the Xbox offers either 1-month, 3-months, or 6-months of subscription that users can stack up to three years or 36 months.

Moreover, the current pricing would not change for Xbox Live Gold Members, however, upgrading to the new service or adding months would reflect the new prices of $10.99 for 1 month, $29.99 for 3 months, and $59.99 for 6 months. This makes a yearly subscription for the service a total of $120, compared to the previous $99.99.

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Written by Isaiah Alonzo