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FTC calls out Microsoft for its Xbox Game Pass price hike, says its "exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger" it expected

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called the recent Xbox Game Pass price changes “product degradation”.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called the recent Xbox Game Pass price changes “product degradation”.
Earlier this month, Microsoft introduced new changes to its Xbox subscription service by increasing the prices of its membership tiers across the board, including Ultimate and a brand-new Standard tier that will replace the Console version.
Now, in a bid to appeal Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year, the FTC has submitted a new filing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, calling the latest move “consumer harm”.

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