Microsoft just announced that the price of the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles will increase “effective August 1, 2026” in a post on the Xbox News Wire. Specifically, the company says that “The price of Xbox consoles will increase by $100 for 512GB models and $150 for 1TB models. We will also lower our 2TB model.”
We don’t have confirmation of what this will mean outside of the US, but we do know there will be changes worldwide; the question is how much.
This will make the prices of Xbox consoles in the US as follows:
| Row 0 – Cell 0 |
Old price |
New price |
|
Xbox Series S 512GB |
399 USD |
$499 |
|
Xbox Series S 1TB |
$449 |
$599 |
|
Xbox Series X 1TB All-Digital |
$599 |
$749 |
|
Xbox Series X 1TB disk |
$649 |
$899 |
So the Xbox Series S now costs the same as the Series X used to, and is the same price as the PS5 Digital Edition currently costs (although we’ll see if that changes again too…).
Luckily, you have a chance to beat the price increase at the moment – if you’re in the US, Walmart has a great discount on the 1TB disk version at the moment.
We’re entering a real crisis point when it comes to price increases caused by the AI-driven memory crisis.
Apple has just announced a huge series of price hikes, after resisting as long as possible, and the price of the Steam Machine shocked people who were hoping for something more console-level – but Valve says the memory companies had them over a barrel, basically.
It is difficult to say whether the price increase will come just before GTA IV the launch is a cynical move by Xbox, or if we notify us six weeks in advance, during a sales event, right after GTA VI pre-orders went live do us a favor — I’m inclined to lean towards the latter.
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