ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoMicrosoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwidewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·4 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-up12arrow-down1·4 days agoit’s bog standard capitalist formula. always has been.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 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.