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Xbox to increase in price again in August, Series S set to hit $500

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Remember when you could get an Xbox Series S for $300? Those were the days. Microsoft has today announced the latest in their console price hikes, seeing their once-affordable system now exceed what the more powerful Series X cost at launch. Set to come into effect on the first of August, you can find an overview of the increases below:
  • Xbox Series S (512GB): $399 ➜ $499 (25% Increase)
  • Xbox Series S (1TB): $449 ➜ $599 (33% Increase)
  • Xbox Series X (1TB Digital): $599 ➜ $749 (25% Increase)
  • Xbox Series X (1TB): $649 ➜ $799 (23% Increase)
In their press release, Microsoft shine a light on the state of the industry, noting that games consoles are being hit particularly hard on the back of them typically being sold at a loss out of the gate. With less headroom to eat costs, they're inevitably passed onto consumers. With Microsoft expecting another doubling of storage and memory prices by fall of 2027, future price increases also seem likely.

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ChibiMofo said:
OMG! Pure greediness is so ignorant, Marc. Their costs just went up, and you want them to not reflect that in the price? EVERYONE'S costs have gone up, some dramatically. And it's "greedy" for a for-profit company to raise prices in light of that? Grow up. You're too old to act like an entitled gamerboy.
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i totally agree, but at the same time all these companies are the ones investing heavily into AI which is the main cause of this whole thing
 
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BlueFox gui said:
i totally agree, but at the same time all these companies are the ones investing heavily into AI which is the main cause of this whole thing
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Yep, there's not a single profitable AI model out there, and yet they think it'll somehow be more profitable than the gaming industry as a whole within a few years. Way more money than sense.
 

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