Xbox Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again

[Demon_Skeith]

The company announced back in May that it was increasing the prices of its consoles globally, including increasing the price of Xbox Series X and S consoles in the US by $100 and $80 respectively.

Now it’s announced that it’s raising the prices even further, but only in the United States this time due to “changes in the macroeconomic environment”.

According to a newly updated support page, the price increase will take effect from October 3.

The new changes in full are as follows:

• Xbox Series S 512GB – $399.99 (was $379.99, launch price was $299.99)
• Xbox Series S 1TB – $449.99 (was $429.99, launch price was $349.99)
• Xbox Series X Digital – $599.99 (was $549.99, launch price was $449.99)
• Xbox Series X – $649.99 (was $599.99, launch price was $499.99)
• Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black – $799.99 (was $729.99, launch price was $599.99)

Microsoft says the prices of controllers and headsets will remain the same, and console prices in other countries outside the US will also remain unchanged.

 

[Dead2009]

But I was told Nintendo were the bad guys.

 

[Ash]

The next generation consoles are going to be very expensive!

 

[TheRavenfreak]

This is the first time in my life where a game console went up in price five years after it's been out. Not only that, but this is the second time the Xbox consoles have gone up in price. It's the tariffs, making chips harder to import. I hope my PS5 nor my Xbox Series S doesn't crap out on me any time soon...

 

[froggyboy604]

I feel that more people will wait for the price of the Xbox console to drop instead of buying a new Xbox at a higher price.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I know our... political climate right now is chaos, but these game companies will lose money if they can't push their software.