This would probably be okay if they announced some kind of additional services that would justify the $10 price increase. It's not that big of a deal for me because you can get the cards for much cheaper if you buy online anyways.
 
On another note, I feel bad for Major Nelson because you know MS sent him out to be slaughtered by the internet. I'm sure he's not happy about delivering the news but it's his job to take the abuse. Sucks to be that guy today.

Not that I own an Xbox, but I'm curious why would they raise the price? Did they end up losing money on kinetic or is it just "inflation" or are they going add to the membership?. 

Huh? I always thought i was paying $60 for XBLA, so i'm not to pissed about this.

M$ 
 
 
seriously, why do they need MORE money?! 
 
PSN is still free, so what the fuck is all that money for?!

I wonder if this is a reaction so many people shitting on Kinect.

They have been adding services.  Not that I use them, but technically there is more available now than when it launched.  Parties, avatars, Facebook, Twitter.  That is all new.  It's not like the service has been dead static.  I'm still opposed to it, but it is an evolving service.

Basically I'm done with Xbox now. It's only used for CoD, and even that's being played less frequently. 
 
Coupled with the complete butchering of Forza Motorsport as a series, I may move to PS3 on Nov 2.

booooooooooooo

Wombat from Cheap Ass Gamer said it best: 
"In case you forgot, Microsoft hates you." 
 
I'm just gonna keep playing my Steam games online for free-zies. 
 
*High Fives his fellow PC gamers*

Well ain't that a slap in the face

As long as there's people willing to pay it, guess what they'll keep doing.. yup.

" People really need to calm down with this announcement. While yes, it does suck that Microsoft is now charging more, it's $10 a year. If you can't afford that then you shouldn't have Xbox Live in the first place. Plus, everyone should wait and see if Microsoft adds any new features to the service on November 1st to justify the new price. No matter how it goes however, I'm Canadian so I don't have a price increase :P. "

" @baron_calamity said:

" What happens is I switch my account from gold to silver? "

Back in 2008 I tried doing that and they said that it was impossible. If I don't pay, either my account will continue to be suspended or I would have to cancel my account all together. Basically creating a new account. I don't know if it's different now, but that's basically what happened. "

It was only changed to keep up with changes in the price of the dollar, tons of people in Europe buy there 12 mth Live cards form the US for $50 which is €39 or £32, instead of €50 or £40.  
Also.. Ha Ha 

I can happily forfeit Super Street Fighter IV on Xbox Live in exchange for never fucking paying for Xbox Live Gold again. It may only be "ten dollars", but it's action of what they're doing more than the actual amount.
 
I had already given up on Xbox Live Gold for the most part, but this is just the fucking nail in the coffin.

This kind of sucks.

Why?

" I like how the Article forgets to mention the 12 months subscription stays the same. WAY TO GET DEM CLICKS GIANTBOMB. "

Its still only the price of a single xbox game I have no problem with it as a yearly sub. I get plenty of content and great xbla exclusives so I have no issue.

" I like how the Article forgets to mention the 12 months subscription stays the same. WAY TO GET DEM CLICKS GIANTBOMB. "

This is really surprising, and I wonder why.  There has to be a direct reason behind this.

You pay for gold and what do you get? adverts and P2P gaming, sounds like a rad deal tbh.

" Oh Kotick, you so sly. "

not sure how they can justify upping the cost, especially in Canada - where to my knowledge, both Hulu and ESPN won't be available.

im about ready to say fuck xbox sell all that bullshit and stick with the ps3 that i just bought

" I like how the Article forgets to mention the 12 months subscription stays the same. WAY TO GET DEM CLICKS GIANTBOMB. "

Here's to hoping I never have to pay for PSN.

" I like how the Article forgets to mention the 12 months subscription stays the same. WAY TO GET DEM CLICKS GIANTBOMB. "

 http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Month-Live-Gold-Card/dp/B0029LJIFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1283190130&sr=8-1
 
There for 40$.
 
Not to mention anyone in the US with half a brain can find it for 20-30$ a few times a year.

I'm quite shocked that they can possibly justify this price increase - particularly for regions like mine (Canada), where we don't even have access to things like Netflix over XBL, and we won't have access to the new ESPN service either. 
 
All Major Nelson says, is that he's confident XBL still provides " the best value in the industry", but provides no specifics as to how it does this.  If it weren't for the fact that I needed a gold subscription to play online, I wouldn't pay for XBL at all. 
 
I just don't understand where the additional $10 in value is coming from.  Of course, that is based on the flawed assumption that MS are doing this for any reason other than "because they can." 
 
I think I'm done with paying for XBOX Live, and I hope a lot of other people reach the same conclusion.  I barely ever use my XBOX as it is, but this seals it.  This is a huge slap in the face. 
 
 
- Scott

Microsoft has given me yet another reason to stop playing my 360. I will keep playing my PS3/Wii/PSP/DS/PC/Mac/iPod Touch for free on the internet. 

Not sure if I'm happy or sad. One one hand, glad I live in Denmark and don't have to pay extra, on the other I really really REALLY miss all the features we don't get, at least you guys have stuff like Indie Games and Netflix and you'll be getting a lot more.

So does that mean thatyearly and 3 month subscriptions will stay the same in the UK? Sorry, my head isn't on straight today.

This really sucks for people who only play occasionally. If I only get around to playing battlefield or whatever once or twice a week, I still have to buy a one month subscription to do that. So 50 dollars a year was already kind of a lousy deal. Now it's an even worse deal. Maybe it's time to upgrade the PC...

" @Jeffsekai said:

" I like how the Article forgets to mention the 12 months subscription stays the same. WAY TO GET DEM CLICKS GIANTBOMB. "

Ummm... Wha??? I think it's pretty clear from the screencap in the article that the 12-month subscription went from $49.99 to $59.99... I mean, all you have to do is look at one column, and then look at the other.  I hope you were talking about something else, because if you were really trying to complain about this, you failed. "

" @Jeffsekai said:

" I like how the Article forgets to mention the 12 months subscription stays the same. WAY TO GET DEM CLICKS GIANTBOMB. "

You mean the "12M" row in the table is just there for the lolz? "

" @Jeffsekai said:

" I like how the Article forgets to mention the 12 months subscription stays the same. WAY TO GET DEM CLICKS GIANTBOMB. "

Pro reading skills! "

$10 is gonna cause a lot of quarreling on the interwebs.

" Well ain't that a slap in the face "

" Wombat from Cheap Ass Gamer said it best: "In case you forgot, Microsoft hates you." ....

what the hell do we get for paying an extra 10 bucks?

I don't know, I still think the service is well worth the sixty bones. I've never had a problem with the service and even on the off chance there IS a problem they have sent me a free game. Also, anyone who is deal-savvy can find 1 year subscription cards for anywhere from 25 to 35 bucks during the year.

If I'm set to auto-renew on November 14th and I buy the renewal for 40 dollars, does that change my renewal date to the day of purchase or does it go into affect on November 14th?

Oh hey, here's Modern Warfare 2, on the computer - with matchmaking. With no 60 dollar subscription service. I'll. Just. You know. Go there.  
 
And while I'm at it, I'll play Team Fortress 2, Battlefield Bad Company and everything else that the PC has for free - including GAME ROOM. Yes, even Xbox Live's shitty arcade system is available to the PC players for free.

Haha. Pay more, suckers!