Microsoft Just Raised Xbox Prices

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2:49p, 5/1/25
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From Engadget
  • The Xbox Series S 512GB, is now $380, more than a 25 percent increase from $300.
  • The Xbox Series X 1TB Digital is now $550, a 22 percent increase from $450.
  • The Xbox Series S 1TB is now $430, a 22 percent increase from $350).
  • The Xbox Series X 1TB with Blu-ray is now $600, a 20 percent increase from $500.
  • The Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition is now $730, a 22 percent increase from $600.

New games will be $79.99 to follow Nintendo.


This is a sign to do your Christmas shopping now. Inventory is shrinking in the US. There are no ships coming from China. Christmas inventory for anything, occurs in Q3.
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4:20p, 5/1/25
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Those are wild increases for something that's been out this long
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In reply to Madmarttigan • 5:02p, 5/1/25
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And that hardly anyone was buying anyway
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5:17p, 5/1/25
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Can't sell it at the current price... might as well raise it.
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In reply to Pman17 • 5:27p, 5/1/25
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Pman17 said:
From Engadget
  • The Xbox Series S 512GB, is now $380, more than a 25 percent increase from $300.
  • The Xbox Series X 1TB Digital is now $550, a 22 percent increase from $450.
  • The Xbox Series S 1TB is now $430, a 22 percent increase from $350).
  • The Xbox Series X 1TB with Blu-ray is now $600, a 20 percent increase from $500.
  • The Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition is now $730, a 22 percent increase from $600.

New games will be $79.99 to follow Nintendo.


This is a sign to do your Christmas shopping now. Inventory is shrinking in the US. There are no ships coming from China. Christmas inventory for anything, occurs in Q3.
33% increase to games seems like the bigger eye opener here. Big release games have been arbitrarily set at $60 for many years.
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In reply to YouBet • 6:50p, 5/1/25
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Big game releases moved up to $70 over the last 2 years.

I don't understand raising the console price. It isn't selling well anymore and it's 5 years old.

I am surprised on how quickly they followed Nintendo with the game price hike after the backlash
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In reply to wangus12 • 6:57p, 5/1/25
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Ah. Well, I never buy new so I missed it.
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In reply to YouBet • 7:08p, 5/1/25
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Smart man
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12:25a, 5/2/25
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In reply to wangus12 • 11:13a, 5/2/25
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wangus12 said:
Big game releases moved up to $70 over the last 2 years.

I don't understand raising the console price. It isn't selling well anymore and it's 5 years old.

I am surprised on how quickly they followed Nintendo with the game price hike after the backlash
Good bet that the console is impacted by import tariffs.
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11:29a, 5/2/25
Now they can do 20 to 25% off for Christmas and everyone can feel like they got a great deal
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3:38p, 5/2/25
Between this, eliminating XBox exclusives from Microsoft-owned studios and the push for game streaming, it seems that Microsoft really wants to get out of the console business.
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In reply to MGS • 5:30p, 5/2/25
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MGS said:
Between this, eliminating XBox exclusives from Microsoft-owned studios and the push for game streaming, it seems that Microsoft really wants to get out of the console business.


This has been said for years now. And it still seems true regardless.
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2:00p, 5/3/25
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