Bad news for the wallet of video game lovers. In a statement to The Verge on June 21, Kari Perez, Xbox’s director of communications, confirmed the price hike for Xbox Series X and its Game Pass gaming service. This increase will take place on August 1, 2023 in most countries of the world, including France.
In France, the Microsoft console will be marketed at a price of 549.99 euros compared to the current 499.99 euros. It thus rises to the same price as Sony’s PlayStation 5, which had experienced a similar rise of 50 euros in 2022.
The Xbox Game Pass is not saved
The maker of Xbox is also increasing the value of its Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions. The standard formula will go from 9.99 euros to 10.99 euros per month. For its part, the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will go from 12.99 euros to 14.99 euros per month.
Microsoft has not changed the price of Xbox Game Pass since the service was launched in 2017. local market conditions,” said Kari Pérez.
Microsoft’s revisions to the Xbox subscription are part of a general trend of rising prices for entertainment subscriptions over the past two years. Netflix also increased its prices last year. Disney+ and Hulu also saw price increases in 2022, as have Apple Music and Spotify in recent years.
Source: BFM TV
