"They were the best deal in gaming... With these price hikes, it feels like a betrayal, like greed over gaming... I recognize that this Xbox console generation isn't over yet, it's almost certainly going to be remembered first and foremost for Microsoft's greed."
"It appears that Xbox is moving towards cloud gaming and away from hardware, but it also could be that they're just incompetent, that they just don't understand what they're doing... They need to rebuild trust with gamers and fans. I know people on the Xbox team that are still there that were there in the early days... They can fix this and I'm rooting for them and wishing them the best."
Several former Xbox-exclusive games arrived on PlayStation 5 while Microsoft raised Game Pass and console prices in the US. An original Xbox team member labeled the price increases a betrayal of gamers' trust and described the generation as likely remembered for corporate greed. The generation also saw two hardware price increases, three separate Game Pass hikes, higher game prices, massive layoffs, and studio closures. Outsourcing of the ROG Xbox Ally handheld to Asus fueled concerns of hardware abandonment despite executive assurances of commitment to next-gen hardware. Microsoft said the price increases will not apply immediately to all players, and the premium Game Pass tier lost a Call of Duty perk. Analysts predict a possible ad-supported Game Pass tier.
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