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Evening Standard
Technology
Rachael Davies

Microsoft gaming boss admits Xbox can’t avoid price hikes for ever

Xbox Game Pass holders access exclusive discounts and free-to-play games each month

(Picture: PA Archive)

Despite Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealing that the company’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service is already profitable, he also hinted that price hikes could be on the horizon after the holiday season.

“We’ve held price on our console, we’ve held price on games and our subscription,” Mr Spencer said at the Wall Street Journal's Tech Live, The Verge reported. “I don’t think we’ll be able to do that for ever... I do think at some point we’ll have to raise some prices on certain things, but going into this holiday we thought it was important to maintain the prices.”

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