Microsoft hikes Xbox prices in US once again as tariff challenges persist

Microsoft said on Friday (September 19) it is raising the prices of its Xbox gaming consoles in the US for a second time this year, as the cloud giant’s video game division grapples with tariff-induced cost pressures, strong competition and uncertain spending.

The price increases, which Microsoft attributes to “changes in the macroeconomic environment,” will apply to its current generation of hardware, with the one-terabyte Series S set to cost around $450 and the high-end Series X around $650 when the changes go into effect on October 3.

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