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For the second time this year, Microsoft is raising the prices of its Xbox consoles in the United States.
The company made this announcement on the support page. The Xbox series X is increasing by $ 50. Meanwhile, the Xbox Series S will soon cost $ 20. Here is a complete error:
Xbox Series S (512 GB): New $ 399.99 | Current 9 379.99 | April $ 299.99
Xbox Series S (1 TB): New 9 449.99 | Current 9 429.99 | April $ 349.99
Xbox Series X Digital: New $ 599.99 | Current 9 549.99 | April 9 449.99
Xbox Series X: New $ 649.99 | Current $ 599.99 | April $ 499.99
Xbox Series X (2 TB Galaxy Black): New $ 799 | Current $ 729.99 | April $ 599.99
The good news is that prices are not implemented by October 3, so you still have time to snatch the Xbox Console at a lower price. The support page added, “Controllers and headset prices will remain the same.”
Why another price increase? Microsoft is vague, accusing “Macro Economic Environment Changes”. However, this is happening only for US consumers, suggesting that Trump’s prices have played a role. Nico Partners’ video game analyst Daniel Ahmed blamed the tariff directly, which is currently imposing a 30 % duty on imports from China and 20 % on imports from Vietnam – two major manufacturers of video game hardware.
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Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request to comment on revenue. But in the support page, the company said: “We think these changes are difficult, and that they are cautiously made. Looking forward, we keep focusing on playing more games on any screen and offering more ways to provide prices to Xbox players.”
Playstation fans have not been able to raise prices. Last month, Sony established its own addition to PS5 in the United States. Nintendo has only increased the old switch 1 console prices, not the newly released switch 2. But Ahmed says it is possible that Nintendo will eventually resort to raising prices next year to meet the revenue.
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