The Xbox Live price increase that’s got some Xbox 360 owners up in arms may just be the tip of the iceberg. An analyst who predicted the price hike has returned to prognostication, claiming a new Xbox Live Platinum subscription is on the cards. Is Microsoft going to add another level above Xbox Live Gold? And just what will you get for your moolah?
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Xbox Live Gold subscription is getting a price hike as of the beginning of November. For the UK, this means a hike of £1 on the Xbox Live subscription package per month, from £4.99, to £5.99. The UK yearly subscription price is not affected, but the US 12 month Xbox Live Gold subscription will be increasing by $10. Head over to renew your subscription now though, and you can lock-in your price before it goes up in just over a month. Full details here.
Microsoft has confirmed more details about its slew of social networking tools that are due to launch this autumn in the next Xbox 360 firmware update. It’s not all good news if you’re not already ponying up for the pleasure of Xbox LIVE Gold status. If you’re a Silver account holder and want to listen to the new Last.fm service, you’ll be limited to a three hour ‘trial’ per month. With adverts.
Microsoft Xbox 360 gamers who haven’t currently upgraded to an Xbox Live Gold membership can now save themselves £5 in doing so. Microsoft has cut the annual cost of Xbox Live Gold membership to £35.
Microsoft is upping the incentives to hand over your credit card details and subscribe to its Xbox LIVE Gold service with a weekly sales promotion for Xbox LIVE Arcade titles. The superb time-shifting platform puzzler, Braid, will be the first to get the discount treatment, being offered to paying subscribers for 800 Microsoft points (£6.80) instead of the usual 1200 (£10.20).
LittleBigPlanet has finally gone gold, meaning it’s all finished and set to land in your PS3 on October 24, along with some free downloadable content chucked into the bargain.
With a ton of iPhone mods doing the rounds, how do you make your handset stand out from the rest of the gold-plated riff-raff? Pile on twice the amount of gold, of course!