Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday - IGN
Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday - IGN
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Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday - IGN
Trump puts tariffs on Americans and then companies use this as an excuse to raise prices worldwide
Good luck selling a "Xbox one series x pro plus elite series s" for €600
If your competitor is forced to raise prices 10%, why wouldn't you raise prices 8/9/10%?
Anyone that's taken an AP history class knew tariffs don't work to help the economy — it's a tax on all of us and only raises all prices.
You might not buy a €600 Xbox when the Switch is €250, but it looks more attractive when the Swich is €470
zero competitors are forced to raise prices 10% in europe, though
it's a console launched 5 years ago with no new revision, it was unattractive for €500 in 2020 and it's even more unattractive for €600 in 2025, if they want to move more units they should lower the prices, not increase them. With this price people can get a real PC with better performance, where you don't need to pay a subscription to play online. And there are no cool "must have" exclusives like the ps5 or the switch, so the premium is not justified.
Tbf, Microsoft is an American company that is probably looking for ways to address their own rising expenses. Japan is struggling economically as well, so I imagine Ninty & Sony are looking at international markets to offset their own struggles as well.
One thing that should be noted is Nintendo is roughly the 10th best company in Japan and has billions in reserve cash.