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[marcincz]

800$ for 6 year console? Ok.

 

[memoryman3]

1TB Series X - Disc edition for $800

Asha has lost her fucking mind.

It's $800.

I don't understand the strategy here, if it was up to me, stop production on all Series S, and the Series X Disc. Only have Series X Digital on the market until Helix, and have 3 Console SKUs for Helix. Then let the chips fall where they may.

The Series X Digital is $749. If anything, the Series S is the only console Microsoft can sell at mainstream console prices.

 

[MisterXDTV]

People here think Xbox still exists

Brand is completely dead

 

[Damigos]

Ok, thats not funny anymore. Next gen is gonna be 2k..
That also makes the steam machine a sweeter deal..ffs

 

[LordOcidax]

Oh but it is. They are key players in the AI datacenter boom which helped cause all of this strife.

She (Asha) literally came from the AI department, lol.

Still she or any other CEO for others consoles makers can't do nothing…

 

[adamsapple]

It's $800

er ...

 

[acm2000]

so when is sonys next increase coming?

 

[JORMBO]

It is a bad buy today at it's original $500 price. Now they want $800?

This makes me believe even more that Asha was brought in to axe a lot of stuff and sell off Xbox or sell it off in parts.

 

[Zathalus]

Everybody laughing at this, just remember PS5 is likely next.

 

[MisterXDTV]

Dat 95/5 worldwide split for gta6 gonna be legendary, on ps360 split was roughly 50/50, how the disgraceful have fallen

 

[Mownoc]

What kind of brain-dead decision making is going back to exclusives in 2026, in the middle of this pricing crisis.

Hardware is unsellable and they're making some of their software console exclusive again lmao.

Complete shit show.

 

[Esquie]

We'll have to see how prices evolve in 2027, but certainly, with the current situation, the Helix/PS5 would be going for $1500+.

Financing will probably end up being the most popular way to buy a next-gen console, like with new phones. I think that's what Asha was talking about with the "pushing new business models" line.

 

[SJRB]

Everybody laughing at this, just remember PS5 is likely next.

They already increased their prices a couple of months ago though

 

[Sephimoth]

lol unique shot to capitalize on GTA6 by LOWERING instead.

BLOWN

 

[EverydayBeast]

Xbox is getting a looking merky and people can't get worked up over this price hike, if I'm the Xbox ceo I'm trying to wrap up this gen ASAP, I'd like the series s at $150 now and the overrated series x at $250

 

[DeepEnigma]

Still she or any other CEO for others consoles makers can't do nothing…

She and her corp is part of the cause of all of this.

They are not victims. They are part of the perversion.

 

[Stafford]

Pathetic

 

[RyanEvans21]

Everybody laughing at this, just remember PS5 is likely next.

Probably most people had ps5 at this point. Also Nintendo might follow.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

Oh but it is. They are key players in the AI datacenter boom which helped cause all of this strife.

She (Asha) literally came from the AI department, lol.

True, and I can tell you they aren't creating investor wealth. MSFT is down almost 29% over the past year.

 

[MisterXDTV]

What kind of brain-dead decision making is going back to exclusives in 2026, in the middle of this pricing crisis.

Hardware is unsellable and they're making some of their software console exclusive again lmao.

Complete shit show.

At this point I'm just waiting for the next Jez Corden desperate article on Windows Central in the next 2 hours

 

[boo]

They expect another doubling in storage- and memoryprices by fall 2027. Time to start saving if you want to buy any console hardware next year.

 

[Darsxx82]

People here think Xbox still exists

Brand is completely dead

Well, look at it yourself... you're in every thread reminding people every day that Xbox exists and is stuck in your head...

 

[DeepEnigma]

True, and I can tell you they aren't creating investor wealth. MSFT is down almost 29% over the past year.

They were wildly overvalued anyhow.

 

[Ebrietas]

Series S now the same price as my launch PS5 disc edition. What an investment that turned out to be.

 

[xrnzaaas]

People who got free Xbox's from Asha can now sell them and afford a car.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Dat 95/5 worldwide split for gta6 gonna be legendary, on ps360 split was roughly 50/50, how the disgraceful have fallen

Nah it'll probably be 75/25 or so, maybe 80/20.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Series S now the same price as my launch PS5 disc edition. What an investment that turned out to be.

And there was a time they could barely give them away with cell phone plans and soda can vouchers.

 

[adamsapple]

They already increased their prices a couple of months ago though

So did Xbox and look what happened today ....

 

[BlazeEcho97]

This neverending clusterfuck ever gonna end? Dear Santa please make AI bubble pop soon

 

[LordOcidax]

She and her corp was part of the cause of all of this.

They are not victims. They are part of the perversion.

And Still she is a CEO of a division… She is just following orders… Is not that hard to understand… Xbox and Playstation CEOs are not happy with the prices increases, that's for sure.

 

[MisterXDTV]

so when is sonys next increase coming?

SonyToo is inevitable

 

[Dr. Suchong]

It's like it's 1990 again, and I'm doing the maths on how long it'll take me to save up for a Megadrive with my meagre £3.00 a week pocket money.

 

[Darsxx82]

Financing will probably end up being the most popular way to buy a next-gen console, like with new phones. I think that's what Asha was talking about with the "pushing new business models" line.

Absolutely, and I believe this initiative with XSeries is already a foundation for the logistics of Helix....

 

[Magic-DEI-Hire]

 

[Moses85]

Nobody cares about this ecosystem.

 

[MisterXDTV]

Desperation mode activated:

 

[Aretak]

They already increased their prices a couple of months ago though

Both companies have already increased the price of their machines multiple times. Why would this be the last one? Micron's CEO said just today that there's unlikely to be any improvement in the market until 2028 at the absolute earliest. If you don't know how fucked things are by now, you haven't been paying attention.

 

[DeepEnigma]

And Still she is a CEO of a division… She is just following orders… Is not that hard to understand… Xbox and Playstation CEOs are not happy with the prices increases, that's for sure.

Poor her.

 

[LordOcidax]

SonyToo is inevitable

At this point, nobody is safe. NOBODY.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Excellent, I'll grab two. Wouldn't want to miss out on the absolute bangers they've got coming down the pipe

 

[Steve Holt]

Microsoft seriously hate their shills.

Cut them in half whenever they think they have learnt lessons or turned a corner.

 

[Kerotan]

It's okay guy's Gears E-Day is going to shift consoles.

 

[Banjo64]

SERIES S 512GB 500 DOLLARS HOLEEEEEEE FUCK

 

[Mr Moose]

I want to throw my crocs at cunts like this:

(He looks a bit like the guy from AWOLNATION).

 

[MisterXDTV]

Nobody cares about this ecosystem.

Wait for Helix,

it will change everything!!!

 

[Brucey]

Xbox Series S 512GB: $399 --> $499
Xbox Series S 1TB: $449 --> $599
Xbox Series X 1TB: $649 --> $800
Xbox Series X 1TB Digital: $599 --> $750

Getting ready for that massive surge in demand from gta6.....

 

[LordOcidax]

Poor her.

She is more than OK, the ones that are fucked are the gamers…

 

[Kerotan]

$500 for a Series Shit.

$600 for the 1TB version.

 

[Bigfroth]

Damn man, I got my 512 GB Series S for 199.99 a couple of years ago lol. This Gen is awesome, hope it never ends.

 

[Gambit2483]

The Series X launched at $499 in Nov. 2020. In May 2025 they announced the price was going up to $599. Then in September 2025 it went up again to $649. Now it's going up to $799. So this is the third price increase announced in the last 13 months.

Man, I must have slipped into a different timeline because I SWEAR it was already announced like 2-3 months ago (maybe even further back) that they were increasing the prices, including the Series X going to $799. This isn't "new" info to me.