The regulator is currently investigating auto-renewal practices from the big three platform holders: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.
Microsoft will make changes to how it handles auto-renewal for subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass after agreeing to a set of commitments with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
While these changes are clearly welcome, it isn’t clear whether Microsoft will apply the same changes outside the UK.
The CMA’s investigation will continue and we will likely see similar changes made by both Sony and Nintendo in a matter of time.
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