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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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K3Nv4 said:
Are you attending city counsel meetings about it?
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I have, there's one data center opening in my general area that I was opposed to, but on the bright side it's at least re-purposing a defunct chip manufacturing plant which was previously drawing more power than the data center will. It's also nowhere near any residential areas, so hopefully nobody has to deal with noise and water pollution.

If the haves keep pushing the have-nots further into poverty, I think the backlash will grow most extreme in rural areas. I've read stories about data centers evicting whole trailer parks, forcing homelessness on all the tenants. I can't say I'd blame any of those people for a little destruction of property at that point.
 
Xzi said:
I have, there's one data center opening in my general area that I was opposed to, but on the bright side it's at least re-purposing a defunct chip manufacturing plant which was previously drawing more power than the data center will. It's also nowhere near any residential areas, so hopefully nobody has to deal with noise and water pollution.

If the haves keep pushing the have-nots further into poverty, I think the backlash will grow most extreme in rural areas. I've read stories about data centers evicting whole trailer parks, forcing homelessness on all the tenants.
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You should post public information for these events could be users willing to go.
 
hippy dave said:
Microsoft can't even blame others for this, as they fucking love AI. Chumps.
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Yup all they have to say to Sam Altman, we are not going to fund anymore AI buildouts as this is unprofitable and 95% useless and fire Mustafa Suleyman. Now even Apple is cheaper than a lot of Windows gear.
 
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K3Nv4 said:
Are you attending city counsel meetings about it?
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Not me, but my friend does all the time, she gloats about being a "Karen" about data centers and 5G antennas being too close to her house. lol

I think there is a 5G antenna down the street from me, but IDGAF.
 

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