Microsoft is hiking Xbox prices yet again. The company already hiked prices once back in May of last year, and then again later in October.
This time, the company is increasing the prices of the 512GB models by $100 and 1TB models by $150. The 2TB model is being discontinued. The current prices are as follows.
| Model | New pricing | Previous pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox Series S (512GB) | $499 | $399 |
| Xbox Series S (1TB) | $599 | $449 |
| Xbox Series X Digital (1TB) | $749 | $599 |
| Xbox Series X (1TB) | $799 | $649 |
The company cites increasing memory and storage prices as the reason. What it conveniently forgot to mention is that the storage and memory prices are what they are because of AI datacenter demands, something it is at least partially responsible for due to its aggressive forays in the sector. It’s almost as if actions tend to have consequences.
On the plus side, at least it’s still cheaper than the Steam Machine. And it even comes with a controller.