Microsoft raises Xbox prices in U.S. due to macroeconomic environment

Microsoft He said on Friday, “changes in the macroeconomic environment” due to a few Xbox consoles in the US in October will increase the recommended retail price, he said.

Company in question It will not increase the prices of accessories such as controllers and headphones and the prices in other countries will remain the same.

Although Microsoft does not explicitly attribute the increase to the tariffs of the Trump administration, many consumer companies have warned that higher prices have been on the road for months. President Donald Trump has published tariffs in more than one country with the goal of bringing more production to the US this year

“We understand that these changes are difficult and carefully evaluated,” Microsoft said. He said.

This year, Microsoft collected prices for the second time in the US consoles. Rival Sony and Nintendo increased console prices in the United States as Trump’s tariffs came into force.

Here are the changes A PDF published on Microsoft’s website:

• The Xbox Series S will start at $ 399 from $ 379. A version with 1 TB storage area is $ 449.
• Xbox series X Digital Console is now $ 599, $ 50 increased. The Xbox series with a disk drive has rose to $ 649 in X.
• With 2 TB storage, the most expensive version costs $ 799 from $ 799.

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