00:00Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike has gamers fuming.
00:05Microsoft just pulled the classic, we're adding value card while jacking up Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to a wallet crushing $29.99 a month.
00:15That's nearly $360 a year for the privilege of renting games you'll lose the moment you stop paying.
00:21Dustin Blackwell, Microsoft's Director of Gaming and Platform Communications, delivered the predictable PR spin in a statement to The Verge.
00:29Price hikes are never fun for anybody, but hey, they're adding so much value to justify bleeding your bank account dry.
00:36The internet's response? A collective eye roll so powerful that it probably registered on seismographs worldwide.
00:43But here's the plot twist nobody saw coming. PC gaming just became the scrappy underdog hero of this story.
00:50While console peasants fork over $30 monthly for Game Pass Ultimate,
00:54PC gamers are living their best life with PC Game Pass at just $16.49.
01:01Same day, one releases half the price and zero monthly fees for online multiplayer because, surprise, that's how the internet is supposed to work.
01:09Want cheaper games? Hit up CD Keys and other marketplaces for discounts that make Steam sales look conservative.
01:16Most Microsoft exclusives eventually make their way to PC, usually within a year or two.
01:22Microsoft seems dead set on this pricing strategy, even if it means watching subscribers flee faster than rats from a sinking ship.
01:29With Sony likely eyeing similar price hikes, PC gaming's looking less like the Master Race meme and more like basic financial literacy.
01:37The message is clear. If you're tired of subscription services treating your wallet like a pinata,
01:43it might be time to join the PC gaming revolution.
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