A gamer performs soccer title Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 on an Xbox console.
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Microsoft mentioned on Friday that it’s going to improve the advisable retail worth of a number of Xbox consoles in the U.S. beginning in October due to “changes in the macroeconomic environment.”
The firm said it will not improve prices for equipment akin to controllers and headsets, and that prices in different nations would keep the identical.
While Microsoft did not explicitly attribute the rise to the Trump administration’s tariffs, many client firms have been warning for months that larger prices are on the way in which. President Donald Trump has issued tariffs this yr on a number of nations with a said purpose to carry more manufacturing to the U.S.
“We understand that these changes are challenging, and they were made with careful consideration,” Microsoft mentioned on its web site.
It’s the second time Microsoft has raised prices on its consoles in the U.S. this yr. Rivals Sony and Nintendo have additionally raised console prices in the U.S. as Trump’s tariffs went into impact.
Here are the adjustments, in accordance to a PDF posted on Microsoft’s website:
- Xbox Series S will begin at $399, up from $379 beforehand. A model with 1TB of storage prices $449.
- Xbox Series X Digital console now prices $599, a $50 improve. The Xbox Series X with a disc drive additionally received a $50 improve to $649.
- The costliest model, with 2TB of storage, prices $799, up from $729.
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