… There’s only so many times you can increase the price of a six-year-old console. Xbox will discontinue its $800 2TB Series X after its next price increase, likely because even it knows a $950 current-gen console is ludicrous. …
… Consoles would be released at a premium on launch, and then lower in price rather drastically a few years in to get more people on board, and console manufacturers would just eat the cost. …
… Nintendo’s newest console will be $50 more expensive from September 1, 2026 . There’s a silver lining if you want a PS5 , though, as PlayStation’s latest financial report suggests it won’t need to raise the price of its consoles again until April 2027 , at the earliest. …
… Sign in to your TheGamer account Somehow, there are still people buying Xbox Series X|S consoles. So many of them, in fact, that the Xbox console just had its best month of 2026, and its sales numbers in June were almost double what the console achieved during the same month last year. …
… Xbox Consoles Are Somehow Getting Even More Expensive Starting on August 1 later this year , the prices of Xbox consoles worldwide will increase by at least $100. Xbox consoles sporting 512GB of memory will increase by $100, while 1TB consoles will increase by $150. …
… The PC-console hybrid didn't arrive as quickly as some had anticipated, and Valve admitted that pricing was something that would need to be revised with component costs going through the roof and every other major console company raising the price of their hardware. …
… Xbox Series X/S Price Hikes: US, Europe, And UK Breakdowns For a comprehensive breakdown, here is how the prices have changed: Europe Console Before After Xbox Series S 512GB €349.99 €499.99 Xbox Series S 1TB €399.99 €599.99 Xbox Series X 1TB, Digital €549.99 €749.99 Xbox Series X 1TB, Disc €599.99… …
… Consider the below: Console Best For Starting Price Strengths Drawbacks Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo fans, portability, good for families $$$ Hybrid play, Nintendo exclusives Less powerful than competitors Xbox Series S Budget gamers $$ Affordable, Game Pass Lower performance, digital only Xbox Serie… …
… Since it sold so well, it means technically even more than 73 percent of PS5 owners have a console with a disc drive, as a significant chunk of that one in four who bought a digital-only console also bought the disc drive separately. …
… "And then… 'A $1,000 console!' There’s going to be a price shock for a lot of people. And yeah, I said $1,000 because I’ve just already assumed we’re going to get more price increases. I hope we don’t." That's a very real possibility, and the rising costs of consoles doesn't help. …
