Microsoft to discontinue the Gold Family Pack

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Microsoft has confirmed to Joystiq that they have discontinued the popular Gold family pack. What this means for current Family gold pack customers is that their family center settings management suite is still available for them... at this time.

When asked why this bundle which for just $99.99 gave the user four year long gold subscriptions they responded the following:

"We continually evaluate our business focus and work to offer services that make the most sense for our customers and Xbox."

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ImpossibleTrianglePosted:

Time to see how many people quit xbox after this.

TagsPosted:

I don't know anyone who even bought this.

Churro-Posted:

The family pack was quite useless. Not many have families of 4 who all play xbox.

LostPosted:

Never really used it

Didn't really like the idea of the family plan anyways

CygnetPosted:

I thought it was stupid anyways..My dad was going to buy it, but who else in my family plays xbox other then me?? lol, exactly..

UMPPosted:

Liami its only 60$ its cheap.

Well that may be the case for some people, not all

UMPPosted:

This was such a good deal, but not anymore

PlusnetPosted:

PZ7 Im not surprised, I thought the Family pack was rarely used.


I know a good amount of people that used it.

PZ7Posted:

Im not surprised, I thought the Family pack was rarely used.

PlusnetPosted:

SuperTechMods This is why I stopped playing xbox because you have to pay to play online but Ps3 you don't that's why I switched.


So? $60 isn't expensive.