In April 2022, of the 33.6 million subscriptions on Xbox consoles, 21.9 million were for Game Pass (excluding PC), with the remaining 11.7 million being Xbox Live Gold. The net revenue per subscription was $9.26 – just shy of the $9.99 price tag, suggesting most subscribers pay full price. By comparison, Microsoft was receiving $6.10 for each Xbox Live Gold subscription.
My conversion ended ages ago. I’m paying full price now, and I’m not complaining, it’s worth it, but if there’s a cheaper way, I’d love to hear it.
You can still do the conversion trick, it just converts at a lower rate. It’s still cheaper than paying full price.