Globally raises the price of xboxes and accessories to Microsoft
On Thursdays of May 1st announced by Microsoftthat controllers, headphones and some games will become more expensive in the second half of the year – he stabbed the BBC. The company emphasized in a statement shared on its website:
“We understand that these changes are challenging, but they have been carried out with careful consideration of market conditions and increasing costs of development. For the future, we will continue to focus on giving more opportunities for games on any screen and value for Xbox players.”
What does the price change and how much?
In European countries, the retail price of 512 gigabytes of Xbox Series increases to € 350, which is more than 140 thousand HUF. The more expensive version, the 1 Terrás Series X, will be 600 euros, which is more than 240 thousand forints. According to the announcement, only consoles and controllers in Europe will become more expensive, but in the United States, headphones will also be pushed up.
Microsoft is not the only one, Sony has raised the price recently: the price of Play Station 5 has been increased in Europe and America.
It has arrived in Hungary as well: Xbox games are already working without a console
The BBC was previously told by Christopher Dring, who writes about the game industry at The Game Business. He thinks behind global pricing decisions US duties are standing.
« The United States is the biggest market for video game consoles and instead of simply raising prices, it is possible that PlayStation will globally raise prices to protect the US market as best possible » He said earlier.
