GoKawiilPCWorld: Building an Xbox Series X-equivalent PC now costs about $1,200
PCWorld built a PC matching the Xbox Series X's specs and priced it at roughly $1,200 including Windows and a controller, or about $730 for core components alone. That's down sharply from the $1,559 PCWorld found necessary to match the console at its 2020 launch, when the gap versus the console's price was about $1,060.
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The narrowing price gap reflects that GPU components once considered premium in 2020 are now available cheaply enough to match a six-year-old console's performance. It also highlights a divergence in pricing trends: Microsoft has raised the Xbox Series X price three times since last year, citing a 'components crisis' driving up memory and storage costs, while equivalent PC parts have become more affordable.
- A PC matching Xbox Series X specs now costs about $1,200 with Windows and a controller, versus $1,559 in 2020.
- Core components alone for such a build cost roughly $730 today.
- Microsoft has raised Xbox Series X prices three times since early last year, blaming rising memory and storage costs.
Source: engadget.com — Luke James, 2026-10-26
Published there as: “Here's how much it would cost to build a PC similar to the Xbox Series X”
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