Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1876, Max Jacob, French poet, painter, and critic (died 1944) was born. In 1925, Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor (died 2013) was born. In 1948, Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer and actor (died 2024) was born. In 1977, Neil Harris, English footballer and manager was born. In 1982, Kenneth More, English actor (born 1914) passed away. In 1982, Jason Wright, American football player, businessman, and executive was born. In 1996, Jordan Romero, American mountaineer was born. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2008, Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955) passed away. In 2012, Roger Payne, English mountaineer (born 1956) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Xbox Warns That Even More Price Increases Are Coming
Xbox has warned that even more price increases for its Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles are on the horizon. Within the past day, Xbox announced its third price increase since 2025 for its current-gen platforms. This change, which will go into effect on August 1st, will see the 1TB version of the []
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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
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 []
Bounding Into Comics
· Jun 26, 2026
Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices Again
Unfortunately, the new trend of raising console prices keeps going, as Microsoft raises Xbox console prices again. In a post
GameSpot
· Jun 25, 2026
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...
TheGamer
· Jun 25, 2026
Xbox To Increase Worldwide Prices Of Its Consoles By At Least $100
Despite increasing prices last October, Xbox is hiking up the price of its consoles once again, blaming console storage and memory prices.
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Related coverage for "Xbox Warns That Even More Price Increases Are Coming": Wolf's Gaming Blog — Xbox Is Raising The Price Of Its Consoles Again, While Also Announcing New Ways To Buy Them. Kotaku — Xbox Now Offering Loans As It Jacks Console Prices Up Past $750: ‘The Entire Consumer Electronics Industry Is Struggling’. MobileSyrup — Xbox announces global console price hike due to component crisis. Bounding Into Comics — Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices Again. GameSpot — Microsoft Is Increasing The Cost Of Xbox Consoles, Again, Starting In August. TheGamer — Xbox To Increase Worldwide Prices Of Its Consoles By At Least $100