Microsoft has stopped offering a $99 two-year subscription bundle for the Xbox Live for its Xbox 360 gamers.
According to the Wall Street Journal (via Joystiq), Microsoft discontinued the service in July 2013. The bundle game out to be $60 more than a regular bundle pack, which was priced at $299 for a 4GB Xbox 360 console with two years of Xbox Live Gold.
"This program was intended to be a pilot experiment from the start, and Microsoft routinely adjusts the mix of offers available to its customers and this change was simply standard business practice," Microsoft spokesman David Dennis said in a statement to WSJ.
The next-gen console wars are currently heating up between Microsoft and Sony. Sony recently announced on March 4 its PlayStation 4 surpassed the 6 million-unit mark for its latest gaming system. Microsoft's Xbox One sold about 3.5 million units at the time of the announcement.
"I am absolutely delighted that PS4 is off to such a great start in Japan," Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., said in a statement. "The responses we have received for the PS4 system's integrated social capabilities have been phenomenal, and I couldn't be more thrilled that gamers are utilizing these unique features to engage, share, play and connect with users around the world. SCE will continue to expand the world of PlayStation by growing its library of breakthrough games and bringing more innovative features and services only possible on PS4."
Sony has sold more than 370,000 PS4 units in Japan since its launch on Feb. 22, according to a news release.
"PS4 software sales also remain strong with more than 13.7 million copies sold in retail stores worldwide and through digital downloads on PlayStation Store as of March 2, 2014," Sony said in a news release. "Over 30 exciting titles are available from SCE Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) and the industry's best software developers and publishers, including the independent development community."
