Microsoft hikes Xbox prices in US once again as tariff challenges persist

– Microsoft said it increased the prices of Xbox game consoles in the United States on Friday for the second time this year, because the cloud giant’s video game section is struggling with tariff -based cost prints, strong competition and uncertain expenditures.

Microsoft’s price increases attributed to “changes in the macroeconomic environment” will be applied for the existing generation of hardware, the only Terabayt series S $ 450 and the senior series X will be around $ 650 when it enters into force on October 3.

The special version of the two Terabayt Galaxy Black Series X will now sell retail for about $ 800.

Xbox has previously raised console prices in May in May in May to increase the cost of imports from US President Donald Trump’s production centers, such as China, to increase hardware costs and threaten margins with compressing.

The Xbox series X, which is matched with May increases, saw a price increase of $ 150 in six months, and potentially led players to block budgets between higher inflation levels.

“This price increase is less related to opportunism and even software development costs. Instead, it is the result of tariff increases and increasing costs in the supply chain. Hardware is being re -established to absorb new trade pressure.” He said.

Xbox Rival Sony increased the prices of the PlayStation 5 console in the United States about $ 50 last month. Sony’s most expensive PS5 Pro is sold for $ 749.99.

Microsoft said that the prices of consoles in controllers, headphones and other markets will not change.

The consoles were expected to be the largest growth driving force in the video game industry this year due to the launch of new premium heads such as “Grand Theft Auto VI” and equipment such as Nintendo’s key 2. However, title delays and price increases threw a cloud in the close -term view of the industry.

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