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[LectureMaster]

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S second price increase announced for Japan

Microsoft has announced a price increase for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles in Japan, which will take effect on August 15. The price of Xbox Series X will increase by 7,000 yen, Xbox Seri…

www.gematsu.com

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news.microsoft.com

This is the second price increase for the devices following one announced back in January 2023.

Xbox Series X – 59,978 yen → 66,978 yen
Xbox Series S 1TB (Black) – 44,578 yen → 49,978 yen
Xbox Series S 512GB – 37,978 yen → 44,578 yen

 

[Dacvak]

Oh yeah, that’ll help the already-booming sales over there.

 

[feynoob]

 

[killatopak]

just... why

 

[GHound]

Hearts and minds GAF, hearts and minds. They've got this one in the bag.

 

[REMAINSILLY]

Increasing the price on a console in a country that doesn't care about said console. Insane.

 

[Boglin]

Microsoft is taking advantage of a seller's market there. It's simple supply and demand.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Might as well it gets those couple extra dollars per month.

 

[LectureMaster]

just... why

Guess it's more like a JPY depreciation thing.

The new converted price is still 50 bucks lower than US MSRP.

Certainly it won't help Xbox sale tho.

 

[Power Pro]

Remember when bombing consoles would go DOWN in price? This is what I hate about Microsoft in the gaming space...they can just continue to fail, not learn anything, but they have all the money in the world to just wait it out, and hope one of their competitors slip up instead.

 

[RCU005]

Maybe Microsoft wants to go out of the console market faster.

 

[nick776]

Yet another dumb decision, seems like MSFT is intentionally trying to tank its hardware at this point. Be that as it may, I'd just like to know who is to blame at MSFT for dumb decision after another. Is it Phil, or is the stupidity coming from over his head?

 

[DaleinCalgary]

the jap yen must be tanking

 

[Gambit2483]

Obligatory

 

[LordCBH]

Sales will be cut in half. They’ll go from selling 10 units there to 5.

 

[El Muerto]

Dumb move.

 

[Alan Wake]

Sales going through the roof then.

 

[Loomy]

just... why

Because the Yen is...how you say...dog shit.

 

[ZehDon]

Yen's been tanking since the start of July, so I suppose that makes sense... but I wonder if they'll drop the price this quickly when it rebounds?

 

[ranmafan]

Yeah it’s completely due to the yen. And it really sucks over here right now cause of it. Everything is overpriced, especially anything game related. Also it maybe cheaper when converted but for someone on a Japanese salary like myself, the conversion means nothing as the prices are so out of range of the salaries that are provided here for most people. It’s really frustrating how bad the yen has gotten and how much it’s making simple purchases, let alone gaming purchases difficult.

 

[LectureMaster]

Yeah it’s completely due to the yen. And it really sucks over here right now cause of it. Everything is overpriced, especially anything game related. Also it maybe cheaper when converted but for someone on a Japanese salary like myself, the conversion means nothing as the prices are so out of range of the salaries that are provided here for most people. It’s really frustrating how bad the yen has gotten and how much it’s making simple purchases, let alone gaming purchases difficult.

My man, at least your people still making good games. In the states you pay 40 bucks for Concord.

If that makes you feel a tad better.

 

[ranmafan]

My man, at least your people still making good games. In the states you pay 40 bucks for Concord.

If that makes you feel a tad better.

Interestingly concord is actually one of the few games these days priced kinda low here at ¥4500. Still ¥4500 more than what it’s worth.

 

[Small John McCarthy]

As many have noted, it isn't so much that the price on an Xbox is going up. It's more that the value of the yen is going down.
They should probably stop printing it, but the BOJ has a fake economy to prop up...

 

[Rockondevil]

While it may be to do with the yen going down it doesn’t change the fact it’s a higher number on the price tag.
People will see the number going up and be even less likely to pick one up.

 

[DenchDeckard]

 

[Kumomeme]

japanese people gonna be like

 

[N0S]

All those business trips to Japan need to get paid back

 

[Banjo64]

Guess it's more like a JPY depreciation thing.

The new converted price is still 50 bucks lower than US MSRP.

Certainly it won't help Xbox sale tho.

A yes, and when the Yen is strong again these scummy companies will definitely lower costs… oh wait, no they won’t.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

The timing for the price increase is a bit funny considering that the yen has been appreciating against the USD, EUR, and GBP for the past 3 weeks or so, and it will probably continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

The Japanese yen is gaining on the back of the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates.

The currency strengthened to 148-yen against the dollar on Thursday. It's the first time since mid-March that it's reached this level.

On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the benchmark Nikkei 225 briefly fell more than 1,300 points. The yen's appreciation triggered selling of automobile and other export-related shares.

BOJ decision drives up Japanese yen | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The Japanese yen is gaining on the back of the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates.

www3.nhk.or.jp

 

[tusharngf]

 

[Skifi28]

They can't just keep losing money on 100 consoles a month.

 

[Pedro Motta]

 

[Deleted member 848825]

Maybe they simply dont give a fuck about their console sales anymore. And whatever they shift, however small has to be zero loss. Just wait for their next gen PC hybrid that costs twice as much....

 

[Small John McCarthy]

The timing for the price increase is a bit funny considering that the yen has been appreciating against the USD, EUR, and GBP for the past 3 weeks or so, and it will probably continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

BOJ decision drives up Japanese yen | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The Japanese yen is gaining on the back of the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates.

www3.nhk.or.jp

I mean 140 is still historically very weak. It will be extremely interesting to see what the BOJ does if it weakens again after this. There is so much debt and so many zombie companies in this country anything more than 4% would trigger a yuuuuge collapse.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Madness

 

[Woopah]

Now both PS5 and Xbox Series have had 2 price increases there. What a crazy gen.

 

[MrRibeye]

Higher price makes it a more desirable luxury product that only real gamers can afford.

 

[PhillMeCream]

Microsoft is retarded

 

[DragonNCM]

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S second price increase announced for Japan

Microsoft has announced a price increase for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles in Japan, which will take effect on August 15. The price of Xbox Series X will increase by 7,000 yen, Xbox Seri…

www.gematsu.com

æ¥æ¬å½åã«ããã Xbox Series X|S æ¬ä½ã®ä¾¡æ ¼æ¹å®ã«ã¤ã㦠- News Center Japan

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news.microsoft.com

This is the second price increase for the devices following one announced back in January 2023.

 

[UltimaKilo]

I do feel bad for Jap consumers overall. The Yen is tanking hard and there’s very little that can be done to fix it, without destroying the short term.

 

[Tarin02543]

Sales will be cut in half. They’ll go from selling 10 units there to 5.

5 grandmas that don’t know difference between PlayStation and xbox

 

[Saber]

I don't think it justifies something that doesn't sell at all in Japan.

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

Maybe Microsoft wants to go out of the console market faster.

They should bring back Don Matrix if that's the case. He'll get it done within 48 hours.

 

[Three]

Must be getting ready to buy Capcom

 

[Ronin_7]

New Xbox Series X 2TB will be almost 700€ over here in Europe.

I think it's 649.99€

 

[Three]

New Xbox Series X 2TB will be almost 700€ over here in Europe.

I think it's 649.99€

Just look at the madness in price for MS' proprietary cards over here

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/seagate-expansion-ssd-for-xbox-series-xs-2-tb-10233833.html

£270 for some slowass storage

 

[Gaelyon]

They need to milk these... dozens.. of weird otakus buying those collectors gaijin's "consoles". Smart move.

 

[Ozzie666]

This generation has been terrible for price cuts, now we are going the other way.

 

[BlackTron]

Maybe Microsoft wants to go out of the console market faster.

Yet another dumb decision, seems like MSFT is intentionally trying to tank its hardware at this point.

You guys just figured this secret out now over a Japan price increase?

 

[dragonyeuw]

So raising prices on a console that barely sells there now, and will no doubt result in even less sales, will counter-act the weaker Yen?

Can I get an exec position at MS? Because I couldn't possibly make worse decisions. What are you paying Phil? I'll do it for half.