We previously reported that Xbox head Phil Spencer has said that the Xbox can’t keep the same price forever.Japan’s Microsoft today (31) announced that its game console Xbox Series X|S will increase the price starting from February 17, and the price increase will reach 5,000 yen.
A statement from Microsoft Japan stated that this was a decision made after careful consideration of the conditions in the Japanese market. It also stated that this is a difficult decision, and the goal is still to provide users with the best Xbox experience. The price of the Xbox Series X has risen from 54,978 yen to 59,978 yen, and the price of the Xbox Series S has risen from 32,978 yen to 37,978 yen.
If compared with the PS5, the price increase this time is 500 yen less than last year’s PS5 price increase of 5,500 yen. Currently, the disc version of the PS5 in Japan is priced at 60,478 yen (the digital version is 49,478 yen), so the Xbox Series X is still slightly cheaper than the PS5 at present, but compared to the fact that the supply of the PS5 in Asia has become increasingly stable, the Xbox Series X obviously still has problems .
