Xbox Music Pricing Leaked

Posted on September 27, 2012

At E3, Microsoft announced a new service called Xbox Music, one that would supplant Zune Marketplace as a hub for all things digital music on both Xbox and Windows platforms (since, you know, no one has a Zune any more). While details of what the service actually gets you have been sketchy, signs point to it being a Spotify-esque platform, a sort of all-you-can-eat buffet of MP3s. Even though we don’t know all the details, the pricing system has been leaked, revealing how much you’ll pay for this mysterious service:

30 Day Music Pass Trial – $0.00
14 Day free trial – $0.00
1 Month Music Pass – $9.99
12 Month Music Pass (Best Value) – $99.90

While we don’t know what labels and musicians will be available on Xbox Music, this appears to be in line with what the Zune Marketplace used to offer. Other rumored features include as “scan-and-match” service, which will allow you to stream high quality versions of songs you already own. Will this be enough for Microsoft to compete with the likes of Spotify, Last.fm, or Pandora, or do they have a few more tricks up their sleeves? We’ll update you as we find out more.

Source: WMPoweruser

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I've been gaming since my dad made the bad decision of buying me a Nintendo when I was four years old. Every day I'd find myself with my face glued to a TV screen, punching away at buttons, getting furious with Bowser, Dr. Wily, and those freakin' birds in Ninja Gaiden. Since then I have failed to get my parents to play any board game with me, I sold my full copy of Earthbound with box and guide for $300 to some dude in Austria for rent money, and I still believe in Nintendo even after all these years.