Xbox prices are increasing by up to €200 or £170

Aug 02, 2026 11:14 PM - 3 hours ago 66

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Microsoft’s struggling console continues to spot unprecedented value bumps.

Microsoft’s struggling console continues to spot unprecedented value bumps.

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Aug 2, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

The achromatic 1TB Xbox Series S console

The achromatic 1TB Xbox Series S console

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Terrence O'Brien

is the Verge’s play editor. He’s covered the tech manufacture for complete 18 years and knows a point aliases 2 astir synths.

When Microsoft announced its latest information of Xbox value bumps successful June, it only gave US pricing. Now we cognize the pricing increases for the EU and UK, and they’re dramatic. Depending connected the model, Xbox prices are expanding by up to €200 aliases £170. The 1TB Xbox Series X pinch a disc thrust is going up by complete 30 percent from £499.99 / €599.99 to £669.99 / €799.99. The 512GB Xbox Series S is getting a value summation of complete 43 percent, jumping from £299.99 / €349.99 to £429.99 / €499.99.

While different consoles person received value bumps arsenic RAM and retention prices skyrocket owed to request from the AI industry, nary person been rather arsenic melodramatic arsenic Microsoft’s. This is the 3rd information of price increases since May of 2025, pinch the highest-end exemplary now costing $300 much than its motorboat value of $499.99 successful 2020. The 2TB exemplary is besides being retired successful the look of the retention crunch. Here’s the afloat database of value changes:

512GB Xbox Series S was €349.99 / £299.99, now €499.99 / £429.99

1TB Xbox Series S was €399.99 / £349.99, now €599.99 / £519.99

1TB Xbox Series X Digital was €549.99 / £449.99, now €749.99 / £619.99

1TB Xbox Series X Disc was €599.99 / £499.99, now €799.99 / £669.99

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