Microsoft has announced that it will increase the suggested retail price (RRP) of the Xbox Series X|S in Japan. From February 17 (Friday).
“After carefully evaluating the Japanese market situation, we have decided to change the suggested retail price of the Xbox console in Japan,” a Microsoft representative said in a statement. famitsutranslated by Sotomatsu.
“We regularly assess the impact of local pricing to maintain reasonable consistency across regions. We will continue to deliver the ultimate Xbox experience you have come to expect.”
The Series X price increases from 54,978 yen ($423) to 59,978 yen ($462), and the Series S similarly increases from 32,278 yen ($248) to 37,978 yen ($292), about a $40 increase each. will be .
Phil Spencer initially assured consumers that the Xbox Series X|S price would remain fixed following Sony’s move to raise the PS5 list price by about $50 in markets outside the US. . The company’s position on the price hike was clarified in an interview with Wall Street Journal last October.
“At some point, I think we’re going to have to raise prices on certain things,” Spencer said, “but going into this holiday, we thought it was important to keep the prices up.” , we’ve held the price of the game, we’ve held the subscription.I don’t think we can do that forever.I think we’ll have to raise the price somewhat at some point…the price of certain things.”
In December 2022, Microsoft will reduce the price of games developed exclusively for the Xbox Series X|S, taking into account the “content, scale and technical complexity” of upcoming titles such as Starfield and Forza Motorsport. announced an increase from $60 to $70.
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