Well, this is sad as well as astonishing: Microsoft’s Major Nelson only announced which Xbox Live Gold will be getting some-more expensive in a US, UK, Canada, as well as Mexico starting November 1. A singular month will go from $7.99 to $9.99, 3 months will go from $19.99 to $24.99, and the yearly underling will right away be $59.99, up from $49.99. Yes, it’s super sore, but to have up for it Microsoft’s using the quickie “close in” promo for the ignored $40 one-year Gold underling starting November 1 — the nice deal if your subscription is set to end around afterwards, you suspect. We’re definitely wondering because Microsoft is jacking Live prices right before rising Kinect as well as the gaming-focused Windows Phone 7, though — we’ve listened theories ranging from an try to increase Entertainment and Devices income to a elementary inflation composition. We’ll poke around — as well as we’re guessing there’s about to be a run on Gold ascent cards.

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Via Engadget