Updated Xbox Console Prices

(news.xbox.com)

36 points by 0xedb 2 days ago|21 comments

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haunter 2 days ago

>console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027

As a millennial I love that every year has a "once in a lifetime" event

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vitally3643 2 days ago

Sometimes I wonder if this is what the fall of a civilization looks like

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haunter 2 days ago

Not with a bang but a whimper?

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james-mxtech 2 days ago

can't wait for the Xbox Mortgage Edition

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owebmaster 2 days ago

Right? Life is so hard nowadays. Can't believe Xbox prices are going up. It's the end of the times. /s

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qsxfthnkp2322 2 days ago

Will we ever get a break for good times?

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Lammy 2 days ago

I like how “Update” has become corporate PR's favorite weasel word for headlines bearing bad news.

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AndrewDucker 2 days ago

If it was reductions they'd tell you so in the title. If they aren't doing that it's because they're trying to avoid giving you the bad news for as long as possible.

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terramex 2 days ago

> Unfortunately, console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027.

I have not seen such pessimistic future prediction from any of major consumer electronics producers yet.

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prism56 2 days ago

Hate how nowhere on that page does it say what the price will be. I guess they don't want the full price in the announcement...

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sunaookami 2 days ago

Console Old Price New Price

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Xbox Series S 512GB $399.99 $499.99

Xbox Series S 1TB $449.99 $599.99

Xbox Series X 1TB Digital $599.99 $749.99

Xbox Series X 1TB $649.99 $799.99

EDIT: damn how do you make tables on HN

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saratogacx 2 days ago

You need to format it as code. (Blank line followed by code lines, indented by 2+ spaces)

  Console          Price -> Old       New
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  Xbox Series S 512GB       $399.99   $499.99
  Xbox Series S 1TB         $449.99   $599.99
  Xbox Series X 1TB Digital $599.99   $749.99
  Xbox Series X 1TB         $649.99   $799.99

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mikestew 2 days ago

Go add the announced price increase to whatever price you find on BestBuy.com? I take your point, but I hardly find it onerous to figure out the new price.

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0cf8612b2e1e 2 days ago

Woof. Microsoft pre-announced a bunch of layoffs in the gaming division next month. Also had a disastrous price increase in Xbox Live membership followed by a large number of cancelled subscriptions.

Clearly more expensive hardware will bolster the financials.

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therepanic 2 days ago

After Apple, Microsoft is now taking up the baton. Who is next?

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inversepolymath 2 days ago

Anyone who sells hardware with RAM

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ThatMedicIsASpy 2 days ago

everyone? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676382

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lizardking 2 days ago

Sony and Nintendo, probably.

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haunter 2 days ago

Both already did

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2026/260508....

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-fo...

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garciansmith 2 days ago

So did Microsoft already! They can always do more.

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Narishma 2 days ago

That was the previous round, which Microsoft also did. There have been 3 or 4 such price increases this generation.