Revamp of the Xbox 360’s online interface will add dedicated music DLC and content channel as well as MSNBC news updates, New Yorker cartoons, and Dilbert?
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Xbox Live update adding news feed, music marketplace (GameSpot)
Could the price of an Xbox Live subscription reach $100? Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks the next couple of years could see such a price point, visualizing a time when online game service offerings are priced like cable packages. “Microsoft makes a profit from XBL, and is interested in increasing that profit,” the analyst tells us
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Analyst: Xbox Live Subcription To Develop More Tiers, Higher Price Options (Gamasutra)
VIP access to Microsoft’s panoply of online services for the Xbox 360 costs $50 a year.
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What if Xbox LIVE Cost $100? (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Michael Pachter, the internet’s favorite gaming soothsayer, turned up on GameTrailer’s Bonus Round once again this week. What did the Wedbush Morgan analyst see in his crystal ball this time around? Not only did he declare that Microsoft has given up on PC gaming, but he also predicted that the price of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions will be going up sometime in the future
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Microsoft to Raise Xbox Live Subscription Fee, Says Pacther (1up.com)
Costs will rise in the future – says exec Speaking online this week with Bonus Round , Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said that Xbox Live won’t be as cheap in the future. Indeed, the industry soothsayer says that it will one day cost from “50 to a 100 bucks”, probably within the next year or two.
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Pachter predicts pricey Xbox Live (Ferrago)