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Xbox Series X to get a new price tag

The US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia will be unaffected but all markets will receive a Games Pass cost update

Starting in August, Microsoft's Xbox Series X is receiving a price increase in most countries.

As reported by The Verge, the change will not affect the console's cost in the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia.

The Series X prices effective on August 1 are below:

  • £479.99 for the UK
  • €549.99 in most European markets
  • CAD $649.99 in Canada
  • AUD 799.99 in Australia

The new costs mostly align with Sony's PlayStation 5 price changes in August 2022.

The Series S home console will not see a price increase.

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription will receive a cost update across multiple markets next month, which marks the first time the service has seen a price change since its 2017 launch.

The base service will set back consumers in the US $10.99 a month when it was previously $9.99. The ultimate subscription will shift from $14.99 to $16.99.

The news comes months after Microsoft increased the Series S|X cost in Sweden.

In February, the firm updated the price of its current-generation home consoles in Japan.

Back in December 2022, the firm said that it will be increasing the price of its first-party Xbox games from $60 to $70.

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