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Microsoft has announced that as of November 1, 2010, the price for Xbox Live Gold will go up in Canada, the US, United Kingdom and Mexico. The annual fee will go up by $10 in the United States, with one and three month subscriptions also going up in price.

Starting November 1, a one month subscription in the US will cost $9.99 and a three month subscription will carry a price tag of $24.99. These are increases of $2 and $5 respectively. In the UK, a one month subscription will go up by 1 GBP to 5.99. Canadian and Mexican one month subscriptions will go up by $1 CAD and 100 Pesos each to $9.99 and 599 Pesos. All other subscription packages will have the same prices.

In a posting, Microsoft spokesperson Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb explained the hike:

"Since launching Xbox LIVE in 2002 we have continually added more content and entertainment experiences for our members, while keeping the price the same. We're confident that when the new pricing takes effect, an Xbox LIVE Gold membership will continue to offer the best value in the industry.
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However, we do want to thank our loyal members and give you the opportunity to lock in your current price with an additional discount, so now would be a good time to renew your subscription."
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Analyst Jesse Divinich of EEDAR believes this price increase will not have a major effect of Microsoft's momentum or subscription base, saying that, "EEDAR believes the fee increase will do little to impact the positive momentum of the Xbox 360," and that given the service improvements through the year, "it comes as no surprise that Microsoft would eventually increase the price of a Gold subscription by a moderate amount."
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Well it has been posted multiple times before. I mean dave posted it and he is news team, just check the gaming and news section or whatever.

Also I saw a few other people posted it earlier today.

Anyways a verbal thanks is fine because it has been posted before so they deserve the rep because they posted it first, plus I already knew about this.

i have had both consoles and your right my friend and its the exact reason im buying another xbox

its not like people are gonna quit people are still going to pay up lmao its like when gas was like 4.50 for a gallon in california people still paid and everywhere you went it was still packed.

damn... i hate it when prices go up

Hehe.. doesn't stop me from buying a 12 - Month membership on the 31st of October at 11:59:59.9

HAHA

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here is the source through yahoo...

Eh, I'd still prefer the Xbox over the PS3 if I had to play console.
I love the Wii, though. My mom has one, and I've played it a few times. It's pretty cool.

it's all good, and only $10 more.

But I was reading, and I may be WRONG, but the price list for the UK only looks like it's the month by month that's going up

US Current

• 1M Gold: $7.99
  
• 3M Gold: $19.99
  
• 12M Gold: $49.99
  US Starting Nov 1, 2010
  
• 1M Gold: $9.99
  
• 3M Gold: $24.99
  
• 12M Gold: $59.99
  

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UK Current

• 1M Gold: 4.99 GBP
  UK Starting Nov 1, 2010
  
• 1M Gold: 5.99 GBP
  

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Canada Current

• 1M Gold: $8.99 CAD
  Canada Starting Nov 1, 2010
  
• 1M Gold: $9.99 CAD
  

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Mexico Current

• 12M Gold: 499 Pesos
  Mexico Starting Nov 1, 2010
  
• 12M Gold: 599 Pesos
  

Unless listed above, there is no change in any other subscription packages.
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Now if this is true, then that's good news for the UK

Thats sucks.I could barely afford the 1 yr right now.Now there increasing it by 10$.Oh well i guess its worth it.