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Microsoft increases the price of all Xbox series consoles, Xbox Games have confirmed that he has reached 80 US dollars during this vacation

ByAmelia Journalton

May 3, 2025

Microsoft increases prices for Xbox. A lot.

In today’s announcement, the company said that it would increase the prices for Xbox consoles, controllers, headsets and some games. The price migration for consoles and accessories costs today, May 1st, and while the game prices remain the same for the time being, we should expect Xbox during the holiday season.

The price increases will come into force worldwide, with the exception of the headset prices that only rise in the USA and Canada.

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In the future you will find the expected prices for various Xbox consoles and accessories in the USA:

• Xbox Series S 512 – $ 379.99 (compared to $ 299.99)
• Xbox Series S 1TB – $ 429.99 (compared to $ 349.99)
• Xbox series X Digital – $ 549.99 (compared to $ 449.99)
• Xbox series x – $ 599.99 (compared to $ 499.99)
• Xbox series X 2TB Galaxy Special Edition $ 729.99 (compared to $ 599.99)

• Xbox Wireless Controller (Core) – $ 64.99 $
• Xbox Wireless Controller (color) – $ 69.99
• Xbox Wireless Controller – Special Edition – $ 79.99 $
• Xbox Wireless Controller – Limited Edition – $ 89.99 (compared to $ 79.99)
• Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Kern) – $ 149.99 (compared to $ 139.99)
• Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (full) – $ 199.99 (compared to $ 179.99)
• Xbox Stereo Headset -$ 64.99
• Xbox Wireless Headset – 119.99 USD (compared to $ 109.99)

On the official Xbox announcement page you will find other price changes according to region.

Microsoft published IGN with the following explanation why the price increases took place:

“We understand that these changes are a challenge and they have been carefully examined in view of the market conditions and the increasing development costs. We continue to concentrate on offering more opportunities to play more games on any screen and to ensure the value for Xbox players.”

Though we don’t know Yet which first party Microsoft Games will cost $ 80, we can guess the line-up May the next mainline call, the new fable, which was recently delayed to 2026, the Perfect Dark Reboot, Inxile’s Clockwork Revolution, Rare’s Everwild, which Microsoft Gaming Boss Phil Spencer Recently Checked Out, The Coalition’s Gears of War: E-Day, Hideo Kojima’s Od, Or undead Labs’ State of Decay 3rd Psychonaut Developer Developer Fine is also working on a new game.

Microsoft has an Xbox Games Showcase 2025 and a direct plan for outer worlds 2 for June, in which the fans will undoubtedly find out more.

This is the first time that we have seen a price increase on the consoles of the Xbox series since it started in 2020. The company undertook to maintain existing prices in 2022 when Playstation increased the prices for the PS5. However, Xbox increased the price for the Xbox series X in 2023 in most countries, but not in the USA and has now increased prices several times on the Xbox Game Pass.

It is astonishing that the amount of these prices is increasing, Microsoft is primarily not surprising. Playstation did this exactly in Great Britain, Europe, Australia and New Zealand for the second time in three years.

And the entire industry has discussed and gradually implemented price increases in recent years, whereby the AAA game prices rose from 60 to $ 70 to $ 70 to 80 US dollars for the upcoming Switch 2 exclusive Mario Kart World and some other Switch 2 Edition games. The Switch 2 itself was recently highlighted with 450 US dollars, a price that Nintendo fans produced the criticism as analysts were probably such a high price in the middle of the current economic conditions.

That was all until Nintendo was forced to re -evaluate its console prices after the newly announced and repeated fluctuations in the United States, even though the console held at 450 US dollars, and the accessories were not so happy. Analysts suspect that Nintendo could increase prices again after the start, and the entertainment software association warned that Nintendo would not be alone:

“You know what? It was interesting with media reporting about video games and tariffs, because only unfortunate random timing that the switch (2 unveils) was on the same day as the announcement by President Trump. There are so many devices on which we play video games.

“And even in the USA -based companies, they receive products that have to pass on American borders to produce these consoles, play these games. And so there will be a real influence regardless of the company. This is the company that is not insane, this is an entire industry. It will have an impact on the entire industry.”

It seems that these are expensive times to be a player regardless of your election platform.

Rebekah Valentine is a high -ranking reporter for IGN. You can find them on bluesky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Do you have a story tip? Send it to [email protected].