Microsoft raises Xbox console prices for the third time in 13 months, pushing the Series X to $800
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Xbox prices rise $100-$150 on Aug 1, pushing the Series X to $800. Microsoft blames memory costs and is sunsetting the 2TB model.
Microsoft is raising the price of every Xbox console by $100 to $150, effective August 1. The increases push the Xbox Series X with a disc drive to $800, up $300 from its original $500 launch price in November 2020. It is the third time Microsoft has raised Xbox prices in 13 months.
The 512-gigabyte models will increase by $100, while the one-terabyte models will go up by $150. The Xbox Series S will start at $500 for the 512-gigabyte version and $600 for the one-terabyte model. The digital Xbox Series X will cost $750.
Microsoft is also discontinuing the two-terabyte Xbox Series X, which it described as “sunsetting.” The company said on Xbox Wire that console storage and memory prices have increased by...
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