Many South African XBox players have resorted to using UK or US accounts to play online on XBox Live, however this could become pricey with microsoft’s new subscription pricing.
Microsoft will be increasing the price of their XBox Live Gold subscription fees for all members in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom and United States. Chances are that if you are a South African and making use of XBox Live Gold to play online, you will be affected by the new pricing.
As of 1 November 2010 Microsoft will increase the price of certain XBox Live Gold subscription packages, US users have it worst as all subscriptions from the 1 Month to the 12 Month ones are subjected to the new pricing as detailed below.
| US | |
|---|---|
| Current 1M Gold: $7.99 3M Gold: $19.99 12M Gold: $49.99 |
From 1 Nov 2010 1M Gold: $9.99 3M Gold: $24.99 12M Gold: $59.99 |
| UK | |
| Current 1M Gold: 4.99 GBP |
From 1 Nov 2010 1M Gold: 5.99 GBP |
If you make use of a UK account you will only be affected if you buy on a monthly basis, to avoid being affected by the new rates when they kick in why not upgrade your account now with a 12 month subscription at the normal price.
Another question that remains, now that South Africa will finally be getting Xbox Live soon, how will users currently making use of these overseas account transfer to the local accounts?
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