SnO Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Microsoft today announced that it is raising the price of both the Xbox Series X and its monthly Xbox Game Pass in some countries. Starting next August, the price of the Xbox Series X will be increased in several regions except for America, Japan, Chile, Brazil and Colombia. As for the Xbox Game Pass service, the subscription price will be raised starting next July in all countries except Norway, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia. In a statement obtained by VGC, Kari Perez, head of game communications at Microsoft, said: “We have maintained our prices for consoles for many years and have adjusted prices to reflect competitive conditions in each market..” According to a report published by The Verge, starting August 1, the Xbox Series X will be priced at 479.99 pounds in the UK, 549.99 euros in most European markets, $649.99 in Canada and $799.99 in Australia. While the less powerful Xbox Series S version will not change its price in any of the global markets, but instead, Microsoft will offer a black 1 terabyte version at a price of $ 350, starting next September. This price is $ 50 higher than the price of the regular version. As for the subscription prices for the monthly service, starting next July 6, the monthly price of the Xbox Game Pass subscription on Xbox devices will increase from $9.99 to $10.99. The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price will also increase from $14.99 per month to $16.99. While the PC Game Pass subscription price will remain constant without any change in prices. This step from Microsoft comes after Sony had already raised the prices of PlayStation 5 devices by 12.5% in August of last year. At that time, Microsoft commented that it would not change the prices of its devices anytime soon, on the occasion of Western Christmas at the time. Raising the price of the Xbox Series X will bring it close to the price of the PlayStation 5 in European markets after the recent rise. We do not know how much the price of the device will rise in the Arab region, as it was not excluded from the increase in the price of the device, although it was excluded from the increase in the monthly service https://www.vga4a.com/archives/191680 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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