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Microsoft Is Increasing The Cost Of Xbox Consoles, Again, Starting In August
After hiking the price of Xbox consoles in October 2025, Microsoft is once again increasing the cost of Xbox consoles starting August 1. In a June 25 Xbox Wire post, the company confirmed that the 512 GB model will jump up by 100 while the 1 TB model will go up by 150. This puts the Series S at 500 and the Series X at 800. As a result of the price increase, Microsoft is discontinuing the 2 TB Xbox consoles. This story is developing...
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Wolf's Gaming Blog
· Jun 26, 2026
Xbox Is Raising The Price Of Its Consoles Again, While Also Announcing New Ways To Buy Them
Xbox is increasing console prices effective August 1st, with significant hikes for all models. Reasons include rising storage costs and ongoing losses per console. New payment options are introduced to assist consumers.
Kotaku
· Jun 25, 2026
Xbox Now Offering Loans As It Jacks Console Prices Up Past $750: ‘The Entire Consumer Electronics Industry Is Struggling’
Microsoft is increasing the prices of Xbox Series consoles once more and introducing a 'Buy Now, Pay Later' option
ComicBook.com
· Jun 25, 2026
Xbox Series X and S Consoles Are Getting Yet Another Price Increase
Xbox has today announced that it’s increasing the price of its Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles once again. Over the past year, the cost of manufacturing tech products has skyrocketed as a result of shortages tied to components. These shortages have already forced Xbox to significantly increase the retail price of its []
DNyuz
· Jun 25, 2026
Microsoft is raising Xbox prices yet again due to the memory shortage — this time by $100-$150
Microsoft announced price hikes for its Xbox Series X on Thursday, effective August 1. Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images Microsoft is the latest tech giant to raise prices due to the memory shortage; Xbox prices will go up 100-150 on August 1. It said memory and storage prices have increased by “more than 2.5x” []
MobileSyrup
· Jun 25, 2026
Xbox announces global console price hike due to component crisis
Starting August 1, 2026, Xbox will increase the prices of Xbox consoles worldwide and sunset its 2TB models. So far, Xbox has only confirmed that prices are going up globally, and shared specifics about the U.S. price changes. MobileSyrup is waiting for official Canadian pricing from Xbox, and will update this story once we have []
iPhone in Canada
· Jun 25, 2026
Xbox Prices in Canada Are About to Jump Again. Here’s What to Buy Before August 1.
Microsoft is bumping up Xbox prices again. Starting August 1, 2026, the 512GB models go up by 100 US (about 142 CAD after exchange rates) and the 1TB models go up by 150 US (about 213 CAD after exchange rates). The 2TB model is also getting discontinued entirely. This isn’t the first time this has [] The post Xbox Prices in Canada Are About to Jump Again. Here’s What to Buy Before August 1. first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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