Microsoft raises the prices of the Xbox Series X | S in the US. We already know what will happen in Europe

If you are in the United States and plan to Buy a Microsoft console, time play against you. There are a few days left to order before the Price upload the Xbox Series X|S. The company has announced that the increase will enter into force next month.

From Redmond they explain that the measure responds to “changes in the macroeconomic environment.” They have not given more details, although in the background the current tariff war appears, which could be behind this decision, although Microsoft avoids mentioning it explicitly.

The striking thing is that the adjustment is limited only to the United States. On its official website, the firm says that “los prices outside the US are kept without changes”A phrase that gives a respite to European users and other markets, at least for now.

This is the prices of the Xbox Series X | S in the US

This is the second time in the year Microsoft makes its consoles more expensive. In May it already applied a global increase that also extended to accessories such as controls and headphones. For example, the Xbox Series S of 512 GB, which could be achieved for 299.99 euros, stated 349.99 euros, an increase of 16.67%.

As we say, in the old continent we will not have to support a new price increase in Microsoft consoles. Below we include a table with the public sales prices (PVP) in Spain. It should be remembered that, although increases outside the United States will be applied, the figures may vary in other markets.

The unusual thing about this generation of consoles, also in the case of the PlayStation 5, is that the passage of time has not brought sales, but increases. An opposite movement to what many could expect years after its launch. Touch to wait to know what will happen in the future.

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