Engaget Summary (2023-06-15 10AM)

Source: Live Nation and Ticketmaster to start showing hidden ticket costs

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Ticketmaster and Live Nation will provide US consumers with the actual price of a ticket, including all fees and surcharges, by September 2021 to promote transparency. President Biden has made the Junk Fee Protection Act part of his economic agenda, and is urging other companies to adopt similar pricing transparency policies.

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💸 Ticketmaster and Live Nation will provide US consumers with clear, all-in pricing information by September 2021.

🌍 President Biden will urge other companies to embrace pricing transparency, including SeatGeek, Airbnb, and DICE.

📝 Senator Blumenthal and Senator Whitehouse have introduced legislation similar to the Junk Fee Protection Act to reduce hidden fees and surcharges, which haven’t been passed in Congress yet.

Source: Microsoft is no longer making new games for the Xbox One

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Microsoft will no longer develop games for Xbox One to avoid hardware limitations. Xbox Game Studios Head Matt Booty said all teams have moved to develop games for Xbox Series X/S. However, Xbox One users can still play new titles through Xbox Cloud Gaming, including Starfield and Forza Motorsport.

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🎮 Microsoft will not develop games for Xbox One anymore to avoid hardware limitations, according to Xbox Game Studios Head Matt Booty.

🌩️ Xbox One users can still play new titles, including Starfield and Forza Motorsport, through Xbox Cloud Gaming.

👩‍💻 Microsoft’s teams are now able to optimize their projects for the Series S, according to Booty.

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