Surprise announcement or long time coming?

In this bonus episode of Game Pass or Pass, we break down the recent news that Microsoft is increasing prices on Xbox Series X consoles and first-party games.

We get into:

What’s changing and when

Why Microsoft is making these moves now

How it stacks up against Sony and Nintendo’s pricing strategies

What it means for the value of Game Pass moving forward

 Is this the beginning of the end for Game Pass’s “best deal in gaming” reputation — or just the cost of doing business in 2025?

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