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- After Apple, Microsoft is now taking up the baton. Who is next?by therepanic
- Sony and Nintendo, probably.by lizardking
- Anyone who sells hardware with RAM
- Woof. Microsoft pre-announced a bunch of layoffs in the gaming division next month. Also had a disastrous price increase in Xbox Live membership followed by a large number of cancelled subscriptions.
Clearly more expensive hardware will bolster the financials.
by 0cf8612b2e1e - Hate how nowhere on that page does it say what the price will be. I guess they don't want the full price in the announcement...by prism56
- Go add the announced price increase to whatever price you find on BestBuy.com? I take your point, but I hardly find it onerous to figure out the new price.by mikestew
- Console Old Price New Price
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Xbox Series S 512GB $399.99 $499.99
Xbox Series S 1TB $449.99 $599.99
Xbox Series X 1TB Digital $599.99 $749.99
Xbox Series X 1TB $649.99 $799.99
EDIT: damn how do you make tables on HN
by sunaookami - > Unfortunately, console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027.
I have not seen such pessimistic future prediction from any of major consumer electronics producers yet.
by terramex - I like how “Update” has become corporate PR's favorite weasel word for headlines bearing bad news.by Lammy
- If it was reductions they'd tell you so in the title. If they aren't doing that it's because they're trying to avoid giving you the bad news for as long as possible.by AndrewDucker
- >console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027
As a millennial I love that every year has a "once in a lifetime" event
by haunter - Will we ever get a break for good times?
- Sometimes I wonder if this is what the fall of a civilization looks likeby vitally3643