{"id":1189701,"date":"2026-02-17T01:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=581992"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:27:35","slug":"microsoft-just-raised-prices-for-xbox-consoles-and-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-just-raised-prices-for-xbox-consoles-and-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft just raised prices for Xbox consoles and games"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/microsoft-just-raised-prices-for-xbox-consoles-and-games.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Microsoft has increased the cost of the Xbox Series X by $100, a 20% price increase on the video game console that launched in 2020. And that\u2019s not the only price hike announced on Thursday. Games as well as controllers and other peripherals are going up in price, too, as is the Xbox Series S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cWe understand that these changes are challenging,\u201d Microsoft said <a href=\"https:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-US\/help\/hardware-network\/console\/may-2025-pricing-updates\">in a post on the Xbox support website<\/a>, \u201cand they were made with careful consideration given market conditions and the rising cost of development. Looking ahead, we continue to focus on offering more ways to play more games across any screen and ensuring value for Xbox players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here\u2019s a breakdown of the price increases, which are effective as of May 1, 2025:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Xbox Series S 512 GB is now $379.99 (was $299.99)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series S 1TB is now $429.99 (was $349.99)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series X Digital is now $549.99 (was $449.99)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series X is $599.99 (was $499.99)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Special Edition is now $729.99 (was $599.99)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Xbox Wireless Controller is now $64.99<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Wireless Controller in color is now $69.99<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Wireless Controller\u2019s Special Edition variant is now $79.99<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Wireless Controller\u2019s Limited Edition variant is now $89.99 (was $79.99)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 core set is now $149.99 (was $139.99)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 complete set is now $199.99 (was $179.99)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Stereo Headset is now $64.99<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Wireless Headset is now $119.99 (was $109.99)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">For those who have already purchased a modern Xbox, games will be going up in price beginning this holiday season. According to the announcement, first-party games \u2014 that is, games designed and published by Microsoft or Microsoft-owned studios \u2014 will go up to $79.99.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Microsoft\u2019s Xbox hardware business has been a bit off this generation. It recently told investors that hardware sales were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/581992\/xbox-price-increase-us\">down about 6% in the previous quarter<\/a>. But the pricing announcement comes in the face of a challenging macroeconomic landscape for video gaming broadly. The industry has been plagued by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24054575\/deus-ex-game-canceled-layoffs-eidos-montreal\">game cancellations<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24177290\/video-game-industry-layoffs-studio-closures-record\">massive layoffs<\/a> for the better part of three years now. Add to that United States President Donald Trump\u2019s aggressive new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/562454\/retro-handheld-industry-retroid-anbernic\">tariffs<\/a>, which are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/tabletop-games\/552558\/tabletop-panic-tariffs-on-china-layoffs-bankruptcy-gama\">a tax<\/a> on imported goods <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/558226\/video-game-console-tariffs-exemptions-us\">including video game consoles<\/a>, and the situation appears chaotic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Reached for comment, Microsoft made no mention of the Trump tariffs. It instead referred Polygon back to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-US\/help\/hardware-network\/console\/may-2025-pricing-updates\">its original online statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/581992\/xbox-price-increase-us\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has increased the cost of the Xbox Series X by $100, a 20% price increase on the video game console that launched in 2020. And that\u2019s not the only price hike announced on Thursday. Games as well as controllers and other peripherals are going up in price, too, as is the Xbox Series S. \u201cWe understand that these changes are challenging,\u201d Microsoft said in a post on the Xbox support website, \u201cand they were made with careful consideration given market conditions and the rising cost of development. Looking ahead, we continue to focus on offering more ways to play more games across any screen and ensuring value for Xbox players.\u201d Here\u2019s a breakdown of the price increases, which are effective as of May 1,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-just-raised-prices-for-xbox-consoles-and-games\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1189702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1189701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft just raised prices for Xbox consoles and games | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Microsoft has increased the cost of the Xbox Series X by $100, a 20% price increase on the video game console that launched in 2020. 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