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Xbox Live Gold was always going to drop the free-to-play paywall this year – VentureBeat
Xbox Live Gold was always going to lose its free-to-play paywall, but here is why Microsoft scrambled to change that now.
On Friday morning, Microsoftannounced it was increasing the price of its Xbox Live Gold subscription service. By Friday evening, it reversed that decision and then some. In an update to its news post about the price change, the company explained that it had messed up. And according to sources familiar with the matter, Xbox leadership came to that conclusion quickly after a loud public outcry from gamers but also from feedback within other Xbox teams.
Going forward, new and existing Xbox Live Gold…
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