Microsoft has introduced it’s elevating the worth of the Xbox Sequence X and Sequence S consoles simply in time for the 2025 vacation season.
Beginning on October 3, 2025, the worth of Microsoft’s flagship consoles will rise between 5 and eight p.c relying on the mannequin. The most cost effective Xbox, a 512gb Xbox Sequence S, will value $400 (up about 5 p.c from $380) and an ordinary Xbox Sequence X will value $650 (up about 8 p.c from $600).
That is the second time Microsoft has elevated the worth of its Xbox consoles in 2025 in america. In Might, it introduced a serious value hike that noticed the Sequence S soar from $300 to $380, and the sequence X soar from $500 to $600.Â
On each events, the corporate blamed the worth enhance on “macroeconomic situations.” The worth hikes coincided with main developments within the Trump Administration’s deliberate tariffs on international locations like China, the place Microsoft manufactures its Xbox lineup.Â
There aren’t any will increase to Xbox equipment like controllers or headsets presently. In its announcement, the corporate mentioned that it “proceed[s] to concentrate on providing extra methods to play extra video games throughout any display screen and offering worth for Xbox gamers.” This announcement comes months after Xbox president Sarah Bond proclaimed that the subsequent era of Xbox “experiences” would not be “locked to a single retailer or tied to at least one system.”
 It additionally comes a month earlier than Xbox and Asus roll out the Xbox ROG Ally. Its value has not been introduced.
