Microsoft Introduces New Pricing for Xbox Live in US
09 May 2003, 01:22 PM
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From Yahoo!News:
LOS ANGELES - Microsoft Corp on Thursday introduced a more flexible pricing plan for its Xbox Live online video game service, including a planned free trial period, and raised the price on the basic starter kit.
The news was one of the first major announcements to come out ahead of next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, the games industry's main trade show in Los Angeles.
Microsoft, which is expected to roll out a number of new audio and video services related to Xbox Live at E3, said subscribers will have the option of a $5.99 monthly fee in North America as of this fall.
A one-year renewal or new subscription will be $49.99, while the Starter Kit, which includes a year's subscription, a headset for voice communications and some bundled games, will sell for $69.99, a $20 price hike.
Microsoft also said a two-month free trial for the service will be 'widely available' this fall.
LOS ANGELES - Microsoft Corp on Thursday introduced a more flexible pricing plan for its Xbox Live online video game service, including a planned free trial period, and raised the price on the basic starter kit.
The news was one of the first major announcements to come out ahead of next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, the games industry's main trade show in Los Angeles.
Microsoft, which is expected to roll out a number of new audio and video services related to Xbox Live at E3, said subscribers will have the option of a $5.99 monthly fee in North America as of this fall.
A one-year renewal or new subscription will be $49.99, while the Starter Kit, which includes a year's subscription, a headset for voice communications and some bundled games, will sell for $69.99, a $20 price hike.
Microsoft also said a two-month free trial for the service will be 'widely available' this fall.
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