Xbox Game and Series X Consoles Are Getting a Price Hike 471l61 Report

In India, Xbox Game Ultimate prices have gone up from Rs. 499 to Rs. 549 per month. 674j40

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 22 June 2023 12:08 IST

Xbox Game and Series X Consoles Are Getting a Price Hike: Report

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The Xbox Series S prices are not being adjusted

Highlights

Xbox Game for console goes up from Rs. 349 to Rs. 379 monthly
Xbox Series X is already overpriced in India, costing Rs. 55,990
The US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia are not getting a price hike

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Xbox Series X console in select markets, from August onwards.

The EA Play hip, and Xbox Live Gold that allows for online multiplayer.

“We've held on our prices for consoles for many years and have adjusted the prices to reflect the competitive conditions in each market,” Kari Perez, head of communications for Xbox, said in a prepared statement to The Verge. From August 1, PS5 consoles, last year. The Series X is already overpriced in India, as it is — Rs. 55,990 — so for now, it's unclear whether this price increase applies here. The report does not mention the Asian region, either. In most European markets, the current-gen console will now cost EUR 549.99 (about Rs. 49,500), while in the UK, it will be listed at GBP 479.99 (about Rs. 50,200). In Canada, the console will now cost $649.99 (about Rs. 40,500) and in Australia, it'll be listed at $799.99 (about Rs. 36,000).

The lower-end costing Rs. 39,990. At launch in 2020, the console was listed at Rs. 34,900. In October, Xbox Game Studios CEO Phil Spencer hinted that the current prices for the Xbox consoles would not hold forever and that some changes would surely be on the way. Those changes seem to be finally taking shape.

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Microsoft Xbox Series X w5u5x

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Really powerful
Delivers constant 4K 60fps
Reduced loading times
Great backward compatibility
for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
Capable of 8K / 120fps
Network transfer feature

Bad
Expensive
Lack of truly next-gen exclusives
Not a generation leap over Xbox One X at launch
Proprietary storage expansion
No rechargeable battery with controller
Implementation of Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos

Read detailed Microsoft Xbox Series X review

HDD 1TB PCie Gen 4 NVME SSD

Processor Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 U @ 3.8GHz

Graphics Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 52 CUs @ 1.825GHz

RAM 16GB GDDR6

USB 3

Weight 4.45kg

Ethernet Gigabit

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