Microsoft has announced a rise in the price of Xbox Series consoles, as well as its corresponding video games and accessories, worldwide. Through a statement, the American giant has justified this increase in “market conditions and the increasing development costs.”
In Europe the different Xbox Series models have risen in price at 50 euros, some accessories, such as controls, have up 10 euros, and some games are expected first-party –The produced by Microsoft itself – also increase its price at 10 euros.
Next, we detail the new prices of Xbox Series consoles in the old continent.
New Xbox prices in Europe
Xbox Series S 512GB – 349,99€ (antes 299,99€)
Xbox Series S 1TB – 399,99€ (antes 349,99€)
Xbox Series X Digital – 549,99€ (antes 499,99€)
Xbox Series X – 599,99€ (antes 549,99€)
Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black – 699,99€ (antes 649,99€)
In the North American market these increases are even more pronounced, for example, the Xbox Series X console has increased its price by $ 100 to 599.99 dollars.
“We understand that these changes are challenging,” says the company in the statement published on the official Xbox page. “Facing the future, we will continue to focus on offering more ways to play more games on any screen and guarantee the value for Xbox players,” he adds in clear allusion to his video game service under Game Pass subscription, which has not uploaded price.
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Increasingly expensive video games and consoles
The price increase in the Xbox family products comes a few days after Nintendo and Sony have announced substantial increases in the price of their consoles and games.
In early April, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch 2 console, which will go on sale next June 5 at a considerably higher price (470 euros) to which the previous model had and also a significant increase in games, as exemplified by the 90 euros that it will cost Mario Kart World In physical edition.
A few days later, to April media, Sony announced a new rise in the price in Europe of the digital version of its PlayStation 5 console, which has gone from costing 450 to 500 euros. The Japanese company justified this increase in “a context of challenging economic environment, which includes high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates.”
