You will pay more for some Xbox games, control units and more soon

Get ready to pay more for some xbox games. Microsoft announced Thursday It plans to raise The price of some of the new first -party games from $ 70 to 80 dollars in this holiday season, which corresponds to the cost of some new Nintendo Switch 2 games.

Microsoft said that the price of games now will not increase, so Torment He will not see the high prices at the issuance of this month. The company also said it is controlling the recommended retail pricing for Xbox devices, control and headphones. “We understand that these changes are difficult, and they have been made carefully in light of market conditions and the high cost of development,” Microsoft wrote on the Internet.

I recommend Microsoft Retail pricing Keyboards and amazing control units. The company suggests an increase in the price of $ 80 to Xbox S series (512 GB), Microsoft Microsoft is the most affordable. This takes the price of the five -year -old console from $ 300 to $ 380. the Xbox X. (1 TB) gets an increase of $ 100, raising it from $ 500 to $ 600. and Xbox X. (2 TB) costs Galaxy Black Special Edition now $ 730, making the amount of $ 700 of A. PlayStation 5 Pro It looks reasonable.

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Xbox base Wireless A new recommended price of $ 65 (up from $ 60), and upscale high -end Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 will have a recommended price of $ 200 (up from $ 145). Headphones and wireless headphones will export $ 65 (up from $ 60) and $ 120 (up from $ 110), respectively.

These prices not only affect players in the United States. Microsoft raises the prices of Xbox devices and accessories via UKand European Unionand Australiaand The rest of the world. However, the cost of headphones increases only in the United States and Canada. You can see an increase in the cost of the console and hardware at the moment, but Microsoft does not increase the Xbox game pass.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate game – The most expensive refrigerator in gaming service – costs $ 20 a month But it provides you with access to hundreds of games, including the New Day One version. With the rise in the price of some of the main games to 80 dollars, this means that you will have to buy four months of the game in Ultimate to match the price of one new game. This makes Game Pass Ultimate more attractive, but there is a possibility that Microsoft will raise the price of service in the future.

Microsoft Game Pass raised Prices in 2024 Besides input Game Pass Standard. But since the company raised the service price in 2024, and the year Before 2023Microsoft can increase the cost of service later this year.

Again, games prices only rise later this year, so you still have time to buy games at or less than 70 dollars each, but you can see the pricing of the console, the unit and the updated headphones now. To learn more on Xbox, you can check CNET reviews from Xbox S series and Xbox X.As well as what to know Xbox game corridor.

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