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Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide (www.theverge.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by ampersandrew@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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Xbox first party titles expected to hit $80 USD this holiday; Game Pass pricing currently unchanged.

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[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

They've already plateaued and basically admitted to it. It's a large revenue stream that's not as large as they thought it would be, so now they're going to coast with it and rely on just being a massive publisher instead.