The latest Xbox Series X price hike is here, and it could be bad news for Europe
techradar.comBad news if you live in Sweden and are planning on buying an Xbox Series X|S console, as Microsoft has just hiked the price in the country.
This latest price increase bumps the Xbox Series X from SEK 5,695 (Swedish Krona) to SEK 6,195. Regional equivalents would be roughly $600 / £500 / AU$875. Curiously, Xbox Series S has also jumped to SEK 3,895 ($380 / £315 / AU$550) on the Swedish Microsoft Store, but remains the previous price of SEK 3,300 at other major retailers (thanks, Gaming Deputy(opens in new tab)).
Currently, there's no official word from Microsoft on the price increase in Sweden. Nor has the company warned of an increase for the rest of Europe and the UK. The radio silence is a stark contrast to last month's price hike for the console in Japan, which Microsoft stressed was «a difficult decision to make» in an official statement.
Microsoft so far has been tight-lipped on the Xbox Series X|S price increase in Sweden, which admittedly, is slightly unnerving. We do know to expect price hikes for Microsoft's current-gen consoles, as Xbox head Phil Spencer has repeatedly given us a heads-up in light of console demand and falling subscription numbers for services like Xbox Game Pass.
The one silver lining here is that Xbox's price hikes are more staggered than Sony's with the PS5 so far. In August 2022, Sony raised the popular console's price simultaneously across the UK, Europe, Canada, and Australia. Japan followed suit a month later. The US, meanwhile, has thus far been unaffected by price increases from any of the big three console manufacturers.
It's both sad and unprecedented for a console that's just over two years old to go up in price. Especially as both Xbox Series X and PS5 are already expensive pieces of
Read more on techradar.com
