Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide

Microsoft is raising the prices of its Xbox Series S / X consoles, Xbox controllers, and adjacent immoderate caller Xbox games astir the world. Starting today, Microsoft says it has adjusted its recommended retailer pricing for its Xbox consoles and controllers worldwide, and that it’s besides readying to set the pricing of immoderate of its caller first-party Xbox games this vacation play up to $79.99.

Microsoft’s Xbox Series S (512GB) exemplary is moving from $299.99 to $379.99, a terms hike of $80. The Xbox Series X (1TB) is expanding to $599.99, up $100 from the existing $499.99 pricing. The Xbox Series S 1TB exemplary is besides moving to $429.99, and the Xbox Series X integer variation volition present beryllium priced astatine $549.99, with the 2TB postulation achromatic peculiar variation exemplary present an eye-watering $729.99.

Xbox wireless controllers and headsets are besides having their recommended retail pricing adjusted successful the US, with the basal controller moving to $64.99 and the Xbox wireless headset present astatine $119.99. You tin already find some of these accessories astatine this benignant of pricing close now, though.

Some caller Xbox games are besides moving from $69.99 to $79.99 this holiday, successful a determination that matches the much costly pricing of Nintendo’s apical Switch 2 motorboat titles. Xbox Game Pass pricing volition stay the same, though.

The Xbox console and controller terms increases volition besides interaction European countries, including the UK, arsenic good arsenic markets similar Australia. In Europe and the UK the Xbox Series S (512GB) volition present beryllium priced astatine €349.99 / £299.99, with the Xbox Series X (1TB) rising to €599.99 / £499.99. Sony besides increased the terms of its PS5 consoles successful Europe and the UK earlier this month.

Microsoft last hiked the price of its Xbox Series X console successful June 2023, arsenic portion of terms increases that besides impacted Xbox Game Pass. The subscription work besides saw a terms summation past year, alongside the motorboat of a caller modular tier.

The terms rises travel aft Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Microsoft “ended the 4th arsenic the apical steadfast by preorders and preinstalls connected some Xbox and PlayStation Store,” during the company’s Q3 fiscal net call. Microsoft besides saw PC Game Pass gross summation by 45 percent year-over-year.