data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft”>Microsoft data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/may-2025-pricing-updates” data-url=”https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/may-2025-pricing-updates” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>has announced a new price increase for its Xbox Series X and S consoles coming on October 3, a scant five months after the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-hikes-prices-of-xbox-consoles-controllers-headsets-and-games-worldwide-cites-market-conditions-and-price-of-development” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-hikes-prices-of-xbox-consoles-controllers-headsets-and-games-worldwide-cites-market-conditions-and-price-of-development”>previous hike in May. The already-pricey Xbox Series X now commands $649.99, the Series S goes for $399.99 (with 512 GB of storage), and the capacious Series X 2 TB Galaxy Black Special Edition has a price tag as long as its name, at $799.99.
However, this time around, things are a little different. The sting is pointed only at U.S. customers, and mercifully covers only…
