The cost of XBL is going up

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6274698.html

I advise you guy's to buy it now, it's $40 for the year via Microsoft, if you wait till after November 1st it's $59.99 for the year, $9.99 a month and $25 for a three month card.



Dear thecrapgamer:
Thank you for being a valued member of Xbox LIVE Gold. We hope you are enjoying the many exciting and exclusive features that are included in your membership. We wanted to let you know about an upcoming price increase for your Xbox LIVE Gold subscription and how you can lock in your current price to continue enjoying everything you've come to love about Xbox LIVE, plus all the upcoming additions including ESPN and Hulu Plus.
Over the past seven years, Xbox LIVE has evolved from an online gaming platform to an all-in-one gaming and entertainment service. As an Xbox LIVE Gold member, you can not only play blockbuster games, such as Halo: Reach with your friends online, you can also stream movies from Netflix* and music from Last.fm right to your TV. You can even connect with friends near and far on Facebook® and Twitter™. Plus, you also enjoy exclusive discounts and early access to game demos.
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Besides launching the new features and titles, we will also be increasing the price of Gold membership on November 1, 2010. The new prices are as follows:

Old Price New Price
1-Month Gold Subscription $7.99 $9.99
3-Month Gold Subscription $19.99 $24.99
12-Month Gold Subscription $49.99 $59.99


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wtf man

dam that must suck...lol ehh its only 10 bucks rite? :p

I would just advise people to buy via Amazon or get the $40 for the year deal now. They are adding and fixing even more things with XBL and even though it sounds like a ton more money, in reality it's $1.99 more a month if you do it month to month or less then $5 a month if you go year to year.

Already bought the 40$ deal last week. I'm good.

Ya, I'm about to do just that as well. It's actually a push to get people to re up right now.

yeah its 50 bucks a month now, and itll be 60 soon, not to baaaaad. i got it for 34 bucks on amazon soez im straight

HA HA

ROFL, i told you some idiot from the ps3 is going to think that this is huge and terrible

Actually the only thing that really changes is we get more stuff. You will still find it cheaper on Amazon etc... There isn't anything to really laugh at, it's not like it's PSN + where you are paying to rent content and get no improvements on the online or voice chat service. Yea.

If i buy the $40 live now will it add on to the rest of they year im on?

yeah it will. like i bought a year of live when i still had like 4 months left, so im straight for a long ass time. do it hyphy, cuz then you wont have to worry aboot it for a while

Hyphy wrote:

If i buy the $40 live now will it add on to the rest of they year im on?

It'll just add on.