The FTC is as mad about the Xbox Game Pass price increase as you are

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressed concerns over Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass changes following the Activision acquisition, citing a price increase to $20 per month for Game Pass Ultimate, termed as consumer harm.

Microsoft decided to discontinue the $11 Console Game Pass plan, introducing a pricier Game Pass Standard tier at $15 monthly, lacking day-one releases. FTC criticized this move as offering a 'degraded product.'

Despite promises that the Activision acquisition would not raise prices, Microsoft's actions, like discontinuing the Console tier before Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's release, indicate the company is 'exercising market power post-merger,' FTC stated.

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