{"id":1403181,"date":"2025-11-24T16:45:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ps5-xbox-series-s-black-friday-price-cheap"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:45:49","slug":"i-cant-believe-you-can-currently-buy-a-ps5-for-only-20-more-than-an-xbox-series-s-and-you-get-more-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/i-cant-believe-you-can-currently-buy-a-ps5-for-only-20-more-than-an-xbox-series-s-and-you-get-more-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"I can&#8217;t believe you can currently buy a PS5 for only \u00a320 more than an Xbox Series S &#8211; and you get more storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/i-cant-believe-you-can-currently-buy-a-ps5-for-only-20-more-than-an-xbox-series-s-and-you-get-more-storage.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-xbox-series-xs-consoles-detailed-in-enormous-microsoft-leak\">made a bold move<\/a> at the start of the current console generation, offering two consoles with very different price points. The Xbox Series X offered top-tier performance that made it the industry leader, but at a premium price of &pound;449. A second offering, though, the Xbox Series S, focused on people who didn&#8217;t need a console that was able to deliver impressive 4K visuals, and this released at a far more affordable &pound;249. The PS5 Digital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sonys-digital-only-ps5-now-comes-with-less-storage-in-europe-and-isnt-any-cheaper-to-buy\">released at &pound;359.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ps5-xbox-series-s-black-friday-price-cheap\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ps5-xbox-series-s-black-friday-price-cheap\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft made a bold move at the start of the current console generation, offering two consoles with very different price points. The Xbox Series X offered top-tier performance that made it the industry leader, but at a premium price of &pound;449. A second offering, though, the Xbox Series S, focused on people who didn&#8217;t need a console that was able to deliver impressive 4K visuals, and this released at a far more affordable &pound;249. The PS5 Digital released at &pound;359.99. 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