For a limited time only, Microsoft have dropped the price of the 12 month gold subscription for Xbox Live.
When people first started noticing the drop, there was speculation as to whether or not the price drop was going to be permanent, however Microsoft have confirmed that the price drop is only going to be available for a limited time and will go for the current US price of $39.99 (roughly R415.00).
At the moment it looks as if the price drop is only valid for US accounts, as the UK price on Xbox.com is still sitting on £39.99.
A rep at Microsoft had the following to say regarding the price drop:
“We are currently running a promotion in-dash that gives Silver members a special opportunity to upgrade to the full benefits of Gold membership at a reduced price for a limited time,”
“While there are occasional price promotions offered for our service, we’re confident our 12-month Gold members realize the tremendous entertainment value provided for just over $4 per month.”
Source: Kotaku
Last Updated: March 5, 2009
Fox1
March 5, 2009 at 11:16
It would be nice if we had Live in the first place :cwy: :angry:
Dev
March 5, 2009 at 12:13
Gamepointsnow has thier membership going for $31.95 so at the current exchange rate of R10.45 brings the total to R334
adam
March 5, 2009 at 13:44
You wrong about that price. gamepointsnow prices are in pounds not dollars. So thats 31.95 UK pounds. Comes to R470 or so. Afrogamer.com is saying the price has dropped in the UK also.
Dev
March 5, 2009 at 14:20
ahh my bad i saw the pound sign now
WitWolfyZA
March 5, 2009 at 14:55
Its just to see if they get more subscribers with a lower price tag thats all
Richard
April 2, 2009 at 11:20
Hi,
What has happened to http://www.microsoftpointsxbox.com? I know that it used to redirect to some other website, but now it just gives an error “Directory Listing Denied”.
Any ideas? :unsure:
Geoff
April 2, 2009 at 11:39
It is now known as “Maximus Card”
Update your bookmarks to point to http://www.maximuscards.com