Gaming News Xbox Series X|S: A price increase like the PS5? Microsoft reacts to Sony’s decision!
This is undoubtedly the news that has sparked the most conversation today: Sony has made the decision to increase the retail price of its two PlayStation 5 models due to the global economic environment. After such a surprise, all eyes inevitably turned to the direct competitor, namely Microsoft and its Xbox series, and here is the Redmonders’ decision!
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- PS5: Everything that is rare is expensive for Sony
- The fate of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X|S is sealed!
PS5: For Sony, everything that is rare is expensive
This week, Sony and PlayStation had good and bad news for us. Let’s start with the most gratifying first: The Japanese company has boosted its hardware division through announcement the release date of the PlayStation VR 2 headset
Apparently, the decision on the part of the PlayStation community ends badly. Very bad even. The reactions in the social networks were therefore not long in coming Internet users did not mince their words faced with this choice of Sony. Inevitably, after the players, we expected a reaction from the competition. This wasn’t instant but thanks to the writing of the site Windows headquarters
The fate of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X|S is sealed!
Throughout the day, this question has animated more than one debate: will Microsoft increase the price of its consoles, yes or no? Xbox series ? Now we know the answer. While the new generation of consoles from Microsoft is becoming more and more popular, mainly thanks to solid arguments such as performance and the Xbox Game Pass, The Redmond-based company has decided that it is out of the question to vary the prices of its Xbox series by raising them, as Sony has done with its PlayStation 5.
A company spokesman told Windows Central there were no plans to increase the price of the consoles., and that these would indeed remain at their suggested retail prices in dollars, pounds sterling and dollars. Also according to the speaker Microsoft is constantly evaluating its business to provide fans with great gaming options. Our suggested retail price for the Xbox Series S remains at $300; that of the Xbox Series X at $500. No doubt this decision will be welcomed by the players, However, it remains to be seen whether there is a risk that the situation will change in the long termparticularly due to supply chain difficulties and global inflation.