- Microsoft increases the price of first party video games to $ 80. This decision comes as the company also increases the price of its console and its peripherals. The price price increases are in force immediately. The prices of the game will see the increase in these holidays.
You will have to save more before taking the next Call of duty Or Halo game. Microsoft has announced a series of price increase that will see the recommended retail price of its first party games at $ 79.99.
The systems used to play these games also see a sharp increase in the price. The Xbox series (512 GB) notes that prices are increasing $ 80 from $ 299.99 to $ 379.99. The Xbox 1 TA series will cost $ 100 more, going to $ 599.99. And if you want the Xbox Series X of 2 high -end TB, it will now cost you $ 729.99. Controllers will now cost $ 65.
The increases in equipment prices are in force immediately, said the company. The prices of the game will increase this holiday season.
Microsoft is not the first to kiss the price of $ 80 for games. Nintendo innovated this field earlier this year, announcing that Mario Kart WorldAn exclusive title for its new Switch 2 console would bring a price of $ 79.99. Sony, who makes the PlayStation, has not yet announced any modification to its first party games, but the industry is generally the titles as well.
Microsoft has not cited prices as a reason to announce price increases. Like many large technological companies, the company has donated to the inauguration fund of Trump. Trump was unleashed when other technological companies have cited prices as a higher reason for prices, more recently Angle The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, after the reports emerged, the company was planning to display the additional cost of the prices on certain articles. (Amazon now says that it won't do it.)
“We understand that these changes are difficult, and they have been made with particular attention given the conditions of the market and the increase in the cost of development,” said Microsoft said in a press release. “For the future, we continue to focus on the offer in more ways to play more games on any screen and ensure the value of Xbox players.”
Microsoft has not increased the prices of its Game Pass program, which gives players access to a catalog of Netflix titles which can be played on demand.
This story was initially presented on Fortune.com
