Microsoft is growing the value of Xbox consoles once more within the US, simply 5 months after its final value enhance.
The corporate introduced again in Could that it was growing the costs of its consoles globally, together with growing the value of Xbox Sequence X and S consoles within the US by $100 and $80 respectively.
Now it’s introduced that it’s elevating the costs even additional, however solely in the US this time as a result of “modifications within the macroeconomic atmosphere”.
Based on a newly up to date assist web page, the value enhance will take impact from October 3.
Each the 512GB and 1TB fashions of the Xbox Sequence S will see $20 will increase on high of the $80 will increase they acquired in Could, whereas the Xbox Sequence X and Xbox Sequence X Digital will see their costs raised an additional $50.
The largest enhance is the for Xbox Sequence X 2TB Galaxy Black Version, which can get a $70 enhance on high of its earlier $130 enhance. The console, which launched at $599.99, now prices $799.99 and is dearer than a PS5 Professional (which additionally comes with 2TB of storage).
The brand new modifications in full are as follows:
- Xbox Sequence S 512GB – $399.99 (was $379.99, launch value was $299.99)
- Xbox Sequence S 1TB – $449.99 (was $429.99, launch value was $349.99)
- Xbox Sequence X Digital – $599.99 (was $549.99, launch value was $449.99)
- Xbox Sequence X – $649.99 (was $599.99, launch value was $499.99)
- Xbox Sequence X 2TB Galaxy Black – $799.99 (was $729.99, launch value was $599.99)
Microsoft says the costs of controllers and headsets will stay the identical, and console costs in different international locations outdoors the US can even stay unchanged.
That is the most recent in a sequence of value will increase throughout the online game trade.
Sony beforehand elevated the value of PS5 in choose areas in August 2022 and April 2025, excluding the US each occasions, earlier than ultimately growing US console costs final month.
Nintendo additionally delayed Swap 2 pre-orders within the US as a result of nation’s turbulent monetary scenario. It will definitely opened them in late April with out altering the console’s value, however did elevate the value of some Swap 2 equipment within the US and warned that “different changes to the value of any Nintendo product are additionally potential sooner or later relying on market circumstances”.
Earlier this 12 months the CTA, the commerce affiliation behind the CES tech occasion, warned that Trump’s tariffs may result in console costs rising by 69% within the US if all of them got here into impact.
