ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoMicrosoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwidewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1364arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.worldthevergenews@sh.itjust.worksgaming@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1359arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwidewww.theverge.comampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square149linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.worldthevergenews@sh.itjust.worksgaming@lemmy.ml
minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·23 days agoCorrection: It is to make money, but the goal is to get people to subscribe now then jack up the prices once people start relying on it.
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·23 days agoit’s bog standard capitalist formula. always has been.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·23 days agoIt’s already happened and will happen again.
Correction: It is to make money, but the goal is to get people to subscribe now then jack up the prices once people start relying on it.
It’s a long con.
it’s bog standard capitalist formula. always has been.
It’s already happened and will happen again.