Microsoft are increasing the price of their Xbox Series X and Game Pass Subscription services

Price increases are coming for Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass – Microsoft Confirms

Microsoft has announced (via The Verge), that the price of their Xbox Series X console will be increasing in most regions in August, with price increases ranging from 6.6% to 10% depending on our global region. 

Regions like the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia will be unaffected by this price increase, but the UK, Europe, Canada, and Australia will see Xbox Series X prices rise to the following levels. Note that Xbox Series S pricing will not be increased.

UK – £479.99 (up 6.6%)
EU – €549.99 (up 10%)
AU – $799.99 (up 6.6%)
CA – $649.99 (up 8.3%)

Xbox Game Pass Price rises, PC Game Pass pricing remains consistent

Microsoft has also confirmed that their subscription pricing for their Xbox Game Pass service will be changing over the next few months, which changes coming for new subscribers on July 6th while existing subscribers will be seeing price increases at a later date. 

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’s monthly pricing will be increased from £10.99/€12.99/$14.99 USD to £12.99/€14.99/$16.99, with Game Pass (for Console) monthly subscriptions costs rising from £7.99/€9.99/$8.99 a month to £8.99/€10.99/$10.99. PC Game Pass subscriptions costs will not be affected by these changes.

 

While it is a shame to see the cost of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Game Pass services rise, it is worth noting that Microsoft are increasing their pricing of their Xbox Series X almost a year after Sony raised the pricing of their PlayStation 5 console, and that Microsoft have managed to maintain the low pricing of their Xbox Series S system. With most regions of the globe suffering through high levels of inflation, price increases for many products are inevitable. 

In October 2022, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said this following the PlayStation 5’s price increase. “We’ve held price on our console, we’ve held price on games and our subscription. I don’t think we’ll be able to do that forever.” Xbox managed to hold our for an additional eight months.

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