Microsoft has announced significant price rises for Xbox consoles, blaming the ongoing “components crisis.”
Xbox console price rises June 2026:
Xbox Series S 512GB: $399.99 ---> $499.99
Xbox Series S 1TB: $449.99 ---> $599.99
Xbox Series X 1TB Digital: $599.99 ---> $749.99
Xbox Series X 1TB: $649.99 ---> $799.99
What’s even the use case for Xbox right now? People with a PS5 or Switch won’t switch and money’s way too tight to buy another system. People with functional gaming PCs don’t need an Xbox.
So are they hoping there’s just a bunch of non-gamers out there that are right now looking for an excuse to spend $500+ to get started?
I saw some refurbished Series S models on their site for ~$330 and that is a good entry point for a “gamepass machine” but there can’t be that many in stock. $500 for a Series S that isn’t even guaranteed to run the latest and greatest just seems too high.