[e40]

"Microsoft said it would end the tactic of making Xbox users pay for an upgraded Live Gold subscription just to use the entertainment features included in the console."

Well, considering I didn't renew my Gold sub because the price almost doubled (3 users for $99 to 3x$60), I'm not surprised. I think they made the move because they realized they were losing subscribers because of it.

[nivla]

Honestly, are there people (techies) who buy Gold membership at the regular price? Everytime my renewal rolls around, I search and find them around $30-$35 online. Also with Xbox One doesn't MS allow one membership to be shared among family members with different gamertags. [1]

[1] http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/xbox-live/xbox-live-g...