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Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide (www.theverge.com)
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Xbox first party titles expected to hit $80 USD this holiday; Game Pass pricing currently unchanged.

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[–] pulido@lemmings.world 5 points 16 hours ago

It's happening across the board at every industry.

Rather than try to appeal to a larger audience, they've found it's more profitable to take greater advantage of an ever-shrinking pool of saps.

Mark my words, they legitimately don't want the business of people with standards or self-respect. They want to cultivate communities where the only participants are Stockholm Syndrome victims and their abusers.