Microsoft Temporarily Halts Xbox Game Pass Price Hike for Existing Customers in Europe

Microsoft has recently sent various users of the Xbox Game Pass e-mails, in which one announced that the recently officially made massive price increase for existing customers initially exposed. This apparently applies especially to some countries in Europe, including Germany.

Price remains the same for German existing customers for the time being

Microsoft temporarily exposes the price increase for users of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in certain countries. In the past week, the software company surprisingly announced an increase in monthly costs for the game subscription by 50 percent. Now we talk about the fact that existing customers in some countries should not be affected for the time being. In an email that has received numerous users from Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in Europe, the price increase should initially only apply to new customers, but not for all those who had already completed a subscription. In the meantime, Microsoft has the authenticity of the email to media such as the US magazine The verge confirmed.

Consumer protection probably brakes Microsoft’s hunger for money

While the price increase for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in the probably most important market, the United States of America, also meets existing customers, this does not apply to countries such as Germany, Austria, Ireland, South Korea, Poland, India and Great Britain. Of course, this only applies if you have completed an automatically extending subscription and does not terminate, as Microsoft also clarified. However, Microsoft does not rule out price increases in the countries mentioned, said Kari Perez, the head of communication at the Xbox division towards The Verge.

One will provide information about price increases enough before they should reach in the individual countries, whereby one adheres to the local regulations. In fact, regulations in the EU countries at local and European level are likely to be the reason that Microsoft cannot implement its price increases for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate as in the USA. Perhaps it is also the countless dismissals that Microsoft have now moved to give in. A price increase in this country will be announced at least 60 days before entry into force, the group said. It is therefore clear that at least for two more months it will remain as a price for the monthly subscription for the usual almost 18 euros.