Microsoft today announced that it is increasing the price of the Xbox Series X and its monthly Xbox Game Pass in some countries.

Starting next August, the price of the Xbox Series X will increase in several regions, except America, Japan, Chile, Brazil and Colombia. As for the Xbox Game Pass service, the subscription price will increase starting next July in all countries except Norway, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia.

He said Carey PerezMicrosoft's head of gaming communications said in a statement obtained by VGC:

“We have maintained our console pricing for many years and have adjusted pricing to reflect competitive conditions in each market.”

According to a report published by The Verge, starting August 1, the Xbox Series X will cost £479.99 in the UK, €549.99 in most European markets, €1,649.99 in Canada, and €1,799.99 in Australia.

While the less powerful version of the Xbox Series S will not change its price in any of the global markets, Microsoft will offer a black 1 terabyte version at a price of $ 350, starting next September. This price is $ 50 higher than the price of the regular version.

As for the monthly subscription prices, starting July 6, the monthly price of the Xbox Game Pass subscription on Xbox devices will increase from $$ $9.99 to $$ $10.99. The price of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription will also increase from $$ $14.99 per month to $$ $16.99. While the price of the PC Game Pass subscription will remain constant without any change in prices.

This move by Microsoft comes after Sony already increased the prices of PlayStation 5 devices by 12.5% in August last year. At that time, Microsoft said that it would not change the prices of its devices any time soon, in time for the Western Christmas season.

Increasing the price of the Xbox Series X will bring it closer to the price of the PlayStation 5 in European markets following the recent increase.

We do not know how much the price of the device will rise in the Arab region, as it was not excluded from the increase in the price of the device, although it was excluded from the increase in the monthly fee.

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