ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMicrosoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwidewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square146linkfedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgaming@lemmy.worldthevergenews@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1350arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwidewww.theverge.comampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square146linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgaming@lemmy.worldthevergenews@sh.itjust.works
minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·2 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-up12·2 days agoit’s bog standard capitalist formula. always has been.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 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.