Microsoft has announced that effective immediately the prices for all of its Xbox products are going up. This includes consoles, controllers, accessories, and even first-party Xbox titles.
The consoles are getting by far the heftiest price hikes, with the Series X getting a substantial $100 bump to the standard models and an eye-watering $130 for the Galaxy Black Special Edition. Meanwhile, the Series S sees around $80 added to its original prices.
The hikes extend to accessories, where the controllers are now $5-$40 more than before, along with the headsets.
More importantly, Microsoft is also increasing the pricing for some of its new first-party titles, which will go from $70 to $80 for the standard variant, starting this holiday season. The only thing not getting a price bump is the Game Pass service, which will remain as is and is about to become even more attractive as it includes all first-party as well as several third-party titles.
New price
Old price
Xbox Series S 512
$379.99
$299.99
Xbox Series S 1TB
$429.99
$349.99
Xbox Series X Digital
$549.99
$449.99
Xbox Series X
$599.99
$499.99
Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition
$729.99
$599.99
Xbox Wireless Controller (Core)
$64.99
$59.99
Xbox Wireless Controller (Color)
$69.99
$64.99
Xbox Wireless Controller – Special Edition
$79.99
$74.99
Xbox Wireless Controller – Limited Edition
$89.99
$84.99
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Core)
$149.99
$139.99
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Full)
$199.99
$159.99
Xbox Stereo Headset
$64.99
$59.99
Xbox Wireless Headset
$119.99
$109.99
Unlike some other brands, Microsoft is making these price hikes worldwide. The company blames market conditions (read: tariffs) and the rising cost of development but one can’t help but feel that it’s opportunistic considering Nintendo also just bumped up its prices while launching an $80 first-party title of its own.
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