When consoles launch at $1000, they might as well be PCs. But then a comparable PC will be $2500.
Breaking: Xbox and Microsoft reveal global price increases for consoles, accessories — and even games
Team Andromeda
Member
It was in response to a member saying how it was following Nintendo, that's all.
If it makes you feel better, I remember Xbox raising the price of the 360 in 2009 due to currency issues
Zacfoldor
Member
Microsoft just saved Switch 2.
Now Switch 2 is not over priced because look how much Xbox costs. More than PS5 Pro for 2tb XSX. LOLOLOL!
Suddenly $450.00 sounds great.
I'll recommend this, everyone go out and buy Switch 2 and PS5 Pro ASAP but do not buy Xbox because it is overpriced. If we can look past our emotions, I think these obvious truths become clear. Get while the getting it good people. You should have bought Pro on day 1 like I begged(for your sake, I was merely trying to help you). Instead, we are here. Now the clock is ticking. Buy buy buy!
Now Switch 2 is not over priced because look how much Xbox costs. More than PS5 Pro for 2tb XSX. LOLOLOL!
Suddenly $450.00 sounds great.
I'll recommend this, everyone go out and buy Switch 2 and PS5 Pro ASAP but do not buy Xbox because it is overpriced. If we can look past our emotions, I think these obvious truths become clear. Get while the getting it good people. You should have bought Pro on day 1 like I begged(for your sake, I was merely trying to help you). Instead, we are here. Now the clock is ticking. Buy buy buy!
Team Andromeda
Member
Its like everything is going up, not just the price of food. Maybe the days of cheap throw away tech is over
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
How do I use the discount
hououinkyouma00
Member
If you have a Target Circle account (the free one not the credit card or anything) you should see it in your offers and then you can just add it to your cart and it should work.
Technically I used a previous one for the Edge but I added another to my cart to test it and it still works. They give these out every so often.
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FalsettoVibe
Member
Yep. 100% coming. Will be easy to do so due to the massive increase in perceived value that GP has provided this year.
Sebastian1295
Member
Nintendo opened the floodgates with the 80 dollar games thing by overcharging for mario kart world aka a barebones and worse version of diddy kong racing. Microsoft are an absolute embarrassment though to think they're going to get away with this when no one gives AF about the brand and they're currently a sinking ship. This is truly one of the dumbest possible decisions they could've made.
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The press was already doing the price comparison between models with a physical media reader before this round of announcements, think now...
I expect Sony to follow suit (PS5 is produced in China).
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L*][*N*K
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And if we all do that we will sure close down every studio and turn the whole industry into GaaS games, fantastic we are fucked.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
$449 = $729 now?
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
I don't have it
Sebastian1295
Member
People keep pushing the view that gamepass is a great value but i have a hard time believing it for one simple reason. How in the hell could anyone play and beat enough games to justify the cost of us monthly when you're a working adult with responsibilities, kids, a husband/wife etc etc. Most people don't have enough time in the day to be able to play games often which results in not being able to play/beat a ton of games monthly.
Cre8
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Fantastic news, finally factoring in the cost of quality and publisher excellence to the RRP, about time. Well done MS!
"while more unscrupulous companies raise global price increase for consoles, accessories - and even games."
Gamepass price increase coming soon.
Bernardougf
Member
Well switch 2 still is the same price as the ps5 astrobot bundle having ps4+ levels of power.. and just this for me is a huge dogshit value product no matter if xbox costed 1 million dollars.
skyfinch
Member
2tb xsx might cost more than PS5 Pro but look what you get with it. Hit series like Forza Horizon 5, Indiana Jones and Sea of Thieves and Call of Duty. What other console lets you play these triple A games?
Edit, NM. These games are on PS5 pro as well.....and look and play even better on Pro. Fuck me!
FullMetalx117
Member
Get the price match at best buy if necessary, you're welcome
hououinkyouma00
Member
Damn I've got a $5 off $30 Beauty and Health, 15% off, and something for allergy products under mine. I figured these were always the same for everybody.
touchfuzzy
Member
One guy I know with Gamepass told me it's the best deal and he just plays Minecraft and Skyrim. I said "Why are you paying $20 a month to play 10+ year old games you could just pay $20 for once?" -- and he was just kinda quiet.
asdasdasdbb
Member
I assume those are people who did the $1 deal.
Shaki12345
Banned
No. Games will get cheaper and more studios will take the Expedition 33 route.
If they're smart. If.
Pop
Member
So are they using the tariff excuse or is the public like you?
Don't let these companies use that excuse to charge up ridiculous amounts. Ths is greed
FalsettoVibe
Member
Fully agree. But that doesn't stop people from going nuts over the potential to play everything. Same goes for people who buy games, and they end up in the backlog. It just doesn't make sense.
Although, I will say that sub services like GP can be good for parents with kids (who do tend to have more time on their hands)
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
What part of GLOBAL slipped past that programmed brain of yours?
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kiphalfton
Member
I have 20% off... but doesn't work on Nintendo hardware or games, and doesn't work on PS hardware.
Right now PS5 with Astrobot costs $150 less than a Series X and almost the same as a Series S
The slim digital with astrobot $400
Sebastian1295
Member
Ya it makes no sense lol. Like to me it just makes more sense to buy a game because i know that it'll take me forever to finish it nowadays because there's no way i can just binge stuff for hrs at a time unless i'm off. People be subscribing to gamepass and playing crap like minecraft and skyrim and it's like 'why' loll.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Most likely.
Increase game prices > force more people into buying the subscription > then increase the monthly price of said subscription.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Sebastian1295
Member
Must've because i feel like at regular price it's hard to justify it. We all know that gamepass is eventually going to get another price increase too which means the value of it will only get lower. I guess for now it makes sense to get gamepass just because microsoft are raising games to 80 dollars 'dumb af' so you might as well subscribe and pay way less but idk man lol.
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
I'm a little surprised they aren't announcing a Game Pass price increase.
Although I can't lie, I'm tempted to stock up on a few years worth before the price goes up at this point.
Although I can't lie, I'm tempted to stock up on a few years worth before the price goes up at this point.
dorkimoe
Member
all digital future that everyone cheered for..enjoy the high prices
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Never thought I would see the day, that you have to finance consoles. Oh wait, yes we did. Tinfoilers were saying this would happen since the WEF literally TOLD US ALL this was their plan. Unaffordable concerts, festivals, vacations, flights unless you take MMA for Spirit or Frontier airlines, luxury items, etc., for the average peasant unless you leverage more debt to them. No more out of pocket cash purchase of such things.On the bright side.......it is now a great time to sell your Xbox at a higher price.
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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I meant just MS's catalog in general; how many $80 sellers do they really think they have? Minecraft might be a major IP, but no one's buying a spinoff for $80. Forza Motorsport's taken such a reputation hit it's probably going to be shelved as a franchise, but if they made a new entry I don't think many would drop $80 on it until it proves being worth a premium price again.
COD and TES VI are safe bets, I guess. But are TOW2, Fable and Perfect Dark? I think they'd have to show justification first. Might even be the case for Gears E-Day.
Just because AAA prices might be going up doesn't mean AA will follow in lockstep. Traditionally, that hasn't been the case. And, as always, it'll depend on the scope & budget of those AA games.
We've already seen $50 AA games and that's probably the cap of what we'll see in light of price increases for AAA games, at least for this gen :/
What all of this will likely actually do directly, is cause a massive contraction in the AAA side of the market. And that contraction will be what causes a potential end to the current console business model.
The problem for consoles is, if they end that business model, they're going to see a major contraction in total customer base. And I'm specifically referring to Microsoft and Sony/SIE here, because Nintendo still follows the practice of actual permanent 1P software exclusivity, something which will shield them from a lot of the negatives related to these price increases. Microsoft have stopped doing exclusives for a while now, but then again they can't wait to get away from the traditional business model altogether anyhow.
It's SIE who are in the odd spot here IMHO; the traditional model has been what's benefited them most over Microsoft and arguably even Nintendo for multiple generations, but between stupid shareholders and BoD pushing PlayStation to port their games to PC, and economic factors outside of Sony's control influencing price increases on hardware & services (though, people like Totoki wanting their margins also plays a part in the reaction to that), they are risking having the traditional model fail on them. And I think at this point, PlayStation would be the most negatively affected. That is, unless they made some changes to certain aspects of their pricing & multiplatform strategy.
In any case, pricing trends this gen and budget bloat of AAA dev isn't sustainable; sometime in the next five years there's gonna be a big contraction, just a question of when and who's most affected. If those who'd be affected don't make some changes soon, well that'll be their mistake.
But how does that work when Xbox barely sells shit outside of America to begin with? It's just higher prices on hardware sitting on store shelves & in channels, at that point.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
These brand-homos, I swear.
Its just pathetic when MS equivalent high-end model - the 2TB Series X - has been PS5 Pro price from the start... and wait for it... LAUNCHED FIRST.
So even suggesting the Sony egregiously raised the price bar for consoles isn't even supportable when Xbox was there first.
Thaimasker
Member
It makes more sense for them to raise the price globally to mitigate the effect on their biggest market.
If they put it all on the U.S. It's GGs
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Luminoth-4545
Member
Seems like Microsoft wants to take some heat off their buddy Nintendo. Switch 2 is now only $70 higher than XBS S 512GB and only $20 higher than XBS S 1TB.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
So once again, the USA was subsidizing other countries when it came to product pricing.
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