PS Plus Once Again Priced the Same as Xbox Live After Microsoft Backtrack Share: Update 2: Well, that didn’t take long. In less than 24 hours, Microsoft has reversed its decision to hike the price of Xbox Live Gold, announcing that it will retain the £49.99/$59.99 annual price point of the subscription. Moreover, it’s now removed the online paywall for free-to-play games, bringing it in line with PS Plus. Good news for Xbox owners, then, but you have to wonder how this decision got out of the boardroom in the first place. Update 1: Just a quick update to this story, Microsoft has now confirmed that six months of Xbox Live Gold will cost £42.99 in the UK. A 12 month subscription to PS Plus currently costs £49.99.