Microsoft is delaying its Xbox Game Pass price hike for some, but not for the reason you might think

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• Microsoft has delayed its Xbox Game Pass price hike for some users
• The move only affects current subscribers in certain countries
• Everyone else will have to pay the new, higher prices

Microsoft recently announced a massive overhaul of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service along with a series of painful price hikes, and to say those cost increases went down like a lead balloon would be an understatement. The outcry was startlingly vociferous, and Microsoft has just revealed it will be backpedaling slightly on the changes – but perhaps not for the reason you might expect.