Curated By: Shaurya Sharma<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Last Updated: June 22, 2023, 11:09 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Redmond, Washington State, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Xbox Series X is Microsoft’s flagship gaming console. (Photo by Billy Freeman on Unsplash)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Microsoft has announced a price hike for its flagship gaming console\u2014the Xbox Series X\u2014and its GamePass subscription service.<\/p>\n The Xbox Series X will be increasing in price from August 1 in regions except the US, Brazil, Chile, Japan, and Colombia. However, the GamePass price, barring a few, is global and will affect the aforementioned countries.<\/span><\/p>\n Microsoft, with the Xbox Series X, is\u00a0following\u00a0Sony\u2019s lead here, as the Japanese giant has already increased the price for the PS5 in multiple regions. Now, the Xbox Series X will cost \u00a3479.99 in the UK, \u20ac549.99 in Europe, and $649.99 in Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n There is no word about a price hike in India yet. But notably, the Xbox maker has already hiked the prices for its flagship console multiple times in India. Initially, the console came with a sticker price of Rs 49,990, but after a series of hikes, the Xbox Series X now costs Rs 55,990 or Rs 59,990 with a game bundle in India.<\/span><\/p>\n Now, it isn\u2019t clear if the Xbox Series X will see another price jump in India considering the rival\u2014and arguably more popular console\u2014the PS5 costs less at Rs 54,990 and is routinely made available with offers now.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the prices for various tiers of GamePass have been increased in India. GamePass Ultimate for a month will now cost Rs 549, instead of Rs 499, and Game Pass for console is now Rs 379, up from Rs 349.<\/span><\/p>\n In the US,\u00a0Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will increase from $14.99\/month to $16.99\/month, and Xbox Game Pass for Console will jump from $9.99\/month to $10.99\/month. PC Game Pass pricing will remain unchanged.<\/span><\/p>\n The Verge notes that for existing Game Pass monthly subscribers, the new prices won\u2019t take effect until August 13, or September 13th in Germany, but as expected, all new Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have to abide by the new prices from July 6.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve held on our prices for consoles for many years and have adjusted the prices to reflect the competitive conditions in each market,\u201d Kari Perez, head of communications for Xbox, was quoted as saying in a statement to The Verge.<\/span><\/p>\n Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, has been quite vocal about an impending price hike, and that in the long term Xbox GamePass prices wouldn\u2019t be sustainable. \u201cWe\u2019ve held price on our console, we\u2019ve held price on games\u2026 and our subscription. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll be able to do that forever. I do think at some point we\u2019ll have to raise some prices on certain things,\u201d Spencer said last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Curated By: Shaurya Sharma Last Updated: June 22, 2023, 11:09 IST Redmond, Washington State, USA Xbox Series X is Microsoft’s flagship gaming console. (Photo by Billy Freeman on Unsplash) Microsoft has announced a price hike for its flagship gaming console\u2014the Xbox Series X\u2014and its GamePass subscription service. Here are the new prices.
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