Overview
- Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty told Variety the company will "meet people where they are" and is listening to fan feedback on pricing.
- Xbox has no new first‑party content pricing updates, following the decision to launch The Outer Worlds 2 at $69.99 instead of the previously announced $80.
- Microsoft offset revenue pressures elsewhere this year by raising Xbox console prices and increasing the monthly cost of Game Pass Ultimate by about 50%.
- Competitors are testing higher price points, with Nintendo charging $80 for Mario Kart World and analysts speculating that some future blockbusters could reach $100.
- Booty said Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is among the most‑played titles on Xbox as Activision moves away from an annual release cadence.