Xbox price pushed up by £50 amid tariff uncertainty

Xbox price pushed up by £50 amid tariff uncertainty 26 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Microsoft has raised global prices for its Xbox console, citing increasing development costs and what it called "market conditions". Starting today, Xbox Series S consoles will go up by £50 to a new price of £299.99, with the more powerful Xbox Series X rising in price by £20 - or £40 for the model with extra storage. It comes as US tariffs - which experts predict will increase prices for consumers - stir global economic uncertainty. However Microsoft has not explicitly said tariffs were behind the increase. Rival Sony has already announced its own price rises, with the disc drive-free digital edition digital edition of the PlayStation 5 increasing by £40 in the UK. It represents a big change in an industry which would typically see prices go down in the years after a console's launch. "We understand that these changes are challenging," Microsoft said ... Read full article.