Xbox Live Gold Subscription Price to Increase Nov. 1st

The Microsoft is hungry! feed moar money to the Microsoft! Announced just this morning, Microsoft plans to increase the Gold Member subscription price for Xbox Live across the board. This of course means increased costs for all popular multiplayer games such as Halo to Gears of War.

The pricing will currently only affect North America and the UK:

USA
Old:
1M Gold: $7.99
3M Gold: $19.99
12M Gold: $49.99
New:
1M Gold: $9.99
3M Gold: $24.99
12M Gold: $59.99

UK
Old:
1M Gold: 4.99 GBP
New
1M Gold: 5.99 GBP

Canada
Old:
1M Gold: $8.99 CAD
New:
1M Gold: $9.99 CAD

The post on Major Nelson’s blog is as follows:

Since launching Xbox LIVE in 2002 we have continually added more content and entertainment experiences for our members, while keeping the price the same. We’re confident that when the new pricing takes effect, an Xbox LIVE Gold membership will continue to offer the best value in the industry.

However, we do want to thank our loyal members and give you the opportunity to lock in your current price with an additional discount, so now would be a good time to renew your subscription.

Source:
Major Nelson Blog