While consoles seem to be getting more and more expensive to produce, Microsoft’s latest consoles are seeing their price soar even higher in certain areas.
If a few months ago Sony decided to increase the price of the PS5 for everyone (or almost), Microsoft chooses to do this on a case-by-case basis for its Xbox Series.
Xbox Series: new price increase for the console
Last November, we reported a previous price increase in India after two similar events. Afterwards, the current-generation Model X from the Redmond firm costs INR 55,990, or nearly $680. A disconcerting price for home fans, especially since there are not many of them…
Then, last January, Japan was hit with a similar price hike. The Xbox Series X saw its price drop from ¥54,978 to ¥59,978, or $421 to $460. On the Xbox Series S side, you now have to pay ¥37,978 instead of ¥32,278, i.e. $291 against $247 previously.
On this occasion, it is the turn of the Swedish fans to have to charge an increase in the purchase cost. As the media Gaming Vice shows, the Model S is now available at $376 (3894 SEK) compared to $347 (3595 SEK) a few weeks ago. As for his older sister, we went from $550 (SEK 5,695) to $599 (SEK 6,195)…
As a reminder, the leaders of the green brand have recently declared that they want Regularly assess the impact of local pricing to maintain reasonable consistency across regions. “. For the moment, no price increase is planned in France, but it could well happen one day!