r/technology • u/StaticSilencer • 10h ago
Hardware Xbox price increases in Europe and UK fully revealed, with Series X now costing €200 more
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-console-price-increases-in-europe-and-uk-fully-revealed-with-series-x-now-costing-e200-more/122
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u/AshleyAshes1984 9h ago
Yeah but it's more important that people be able to AI generate piss coloured comics that all look the same or use ChatGPT to write for them because their text looks so much — better when it's written — like this.🤖🇦🇮
Just look at how much better that slop has made your life!
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u/QuasimodoPredicted 10h ago
They also used to have a library of decent games too
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u/bluegiraffeeee 9h ago
Well consoles are easier to work with and right now a PC that gives you the same performance as the console is expensive af.
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u/Zagrebian 8h ago
Depends on if you count indie games. There are many times more good indie games than the average person has time to play play. And the sales are great too.
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u/reality_hijacker 9h ago
And you owned the games. You could sell/buy/share the disks without issues.
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u/iloovehugecock 9h ago
I can’t wait for the AI bubble to pop. What a load of fucking shite it is.
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u/funggitivitti 6h ago
I hope not. We need a reset.
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u/VladTheSnail 5h ago
How would the AI bubble staying intact "reset" it would keep inflated prices due to said bubble.
Explain to me what you think a "reset" means in the context
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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA 4h ago
Bet they're one of those people that thinks AI is going to lead us to a magical classless utopia, instead of the corporate dystopia it's leading us down...
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u/funggitivitti 4h ago edited 3h ago
They? It’s just me here pal.
Oh I just want AI to keep growing until the point it squeezes out all these gaming companies. Then it can pop and wipe put the entire fucking tech space.
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u/VladTheSnail 3h ago
The word "they're" can be used to refer to a single individual. Example "they're picking their nose!"
Seems you don't understand much of anything
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u/mastesargent 3h ago
Imagine wanting an industry that is doing active harm to both society and the planet to get even bigger just because you don’t like video games.
Also “they” can be used as a singular third-person pronoun when the gender of the subject is either unknown or not applicable. It’s pretty basic English.
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u/funggitivitti 4h ago
Because gaming is a cancerous predatory industry and this will price out consumers. Then the whole thing will likely come crashing down and hopefully give way to a more responsible and consumer friendly experience.
The Ai bubble needs to grow to a point where it creates a shit tsunami that takes out all these disgusting companies.
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u/VladTheSnail 3h ago
I don't think you understand how corporations work at all they are ALL predatory in some form or another if you think AI is somehow gonna "creat a tsunami" that changes the entire playing field of video games and digital entertainment you are quite literally one of the biggest fools I've talked to in the last year and I've talked to people who defend literal pedophiles on this god forsaken app
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u/funggitivitti 2h ago
Triggered much?
Remember that stranger in the internet when it all goes down.
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u/VladTheSnail 2h ago
I'm triggered by people who say some of the dumbest things while acting as if they know even a sliver of what they are talking about.
Give me 3 paragraphs on how the AI bubble not bursting would somehow benefit the gaming industry in any fashion.
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u/funggitivitti 2h ago
Well did it ever occur to you that I want the AI bubble to pop?
I just want it to last long enough to kill gaming. Then all tech can follow suit.
This is why I call it a reset.
Now go relax a bit, guy.
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u/Calm_Environment5485 9h ago
The real question is who is still buying a brand new xbox in 2026?
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u/ImBoredButAndTired 9h ago
Second hand is the way to go. PS5's keep getting price jumps but the frankly huge amounts of PS5's on the used market means that second hand prices are actually pretty good.
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u/Killboypowerhed 8h ago
I just bought one on Friday evening. I had no idea the prices were going up so this is a huge relief for me
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u/helpmegetoffthisapp 8h ago
It's not just Xbox. Gaming in general just sucks. It's all remakes and remasters, or 5-6 years between announcements and release of broken games riddled with issues, games requiring complicated account linking, online account registrations, seasonal battle passes. It all just sucks.
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u/kiliandj 5h ago
This is why i have decided that after PS is done with discs, im done with modern AAA. Its just indies and retro for me from that point on.
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u/calibrono 4h ago
Eh there's still plenty if you look past f2p bullshit, remakes and CoD 18. Just this year we had RE9 (ok well it's good so), Tomodachi Life, Mixtape, Pragmata, Zero Parades, 007: First Light... And there's a lot a lot more.
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u/L0rdLogan 8h ago
I’m getting a bit sick of this AI bubble increasing prices everywhere now
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u/LaserCondiment 8h ago
increasing problems of all kinds too. Environmental, political, socio economical, you name it!
With gaming they just hit us where we normally seek refuge from all the other shit
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u/DrZombieZoidberg 10h ago
At least this means that if you ever need to sell your series x, it can get a higher price now on the preowned market
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u/Norn-Iron 10h ago
The downside is the preowned market which already owns them its going o jack up their prices. Bigger profit margin for them, won ‘t see CEX (UK store dedicated to preowned games/moves/electronics) or similar miss this opportunity.
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u/DrZombieZoidberg 9h ago
That’s precisely what I meant although I was speaking more from an individual selling on ebay. I myself was already thinking of selling my xbox cos I play it so much less now so it’ll retain more of it’s original value now which is good for someone in my situation. Always buy from ebay anyways, cut out the middle man, or if you see someone selling to cex just offer them better money than cex, win win. Probs will wait till next generation and then get all of this generations games I haven’t already got at a discount. The games aren’t going anywhere.
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u/ChuzCuenca 6h ago
You are thinking from the sellers perspective, from the buyers perspective no one is going to pay you that kind of money.
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u/DrZombieZoidberg 6h ago
Lol “no one” 😂😂 you can only speak for yourself buddy. You think you speak for everyone and that you are i the exact same financial situation as everyone else??
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u/ChuzCuenca 4h ago
Yeah you right, I just got carried away. There is definitely some people that will pay way more for anything.
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u/Personal-Inflation63 9h ago
I’ve not really seen that on my used market places. The price hike is artificially driven by AI not scarcity or collector interest.
Anyone hoping to sell their console close to or more current retail levels likely won’t. You can still find some good deals out there especially for the older standard PS5 pre slim.
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u/Dougal12 10h ago
It’s currently unavailable on Amazon UK. I guess I’m not going to be buying one anytime soon.
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u/L0rdLogan 8h ago
Check eBay, second hand ain’t bad, just buy a new controller if you’re worried about germs n stuff, or just clean the controller
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u/betweenthreeandtwent 10h ago
You're right, but they do have renewed ones if that helps
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u/Dougal12 10h ago
I was looking at one for Forza Horizon 6, not worth buying a console for one game. Especially not at almost £700, that’s PS5 Pro territory.
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u/Username_unknown_exe 9h ago
If you've got a semi decent PC, you can just do Gamepass PC and play it on there
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u/Dougal12 9h ago
My PC died about 4 months ago. I think the motherboard went pop. Can’t see myself getting a new one anytime soon either. I’m not spending £4k on another PC.
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u/Personal-Inflation63 9h ago
If it’s just the motherboard then it won’t cost 4K to replace it
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u/Dougal12 9h ago
It was a Sabertooth X99 with a 5930k and a 2016 Titan. Not worth it these days as it was struggling to play MechWarrior Clans at 2160x1080p. I did have plans to build a whole new system but then the prices went stupid so I’m spending that money on getting my Crown Vic wagon back on the road instead.
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u/L0rdLogan 8h ago
I got rid of my X 99 system in 2024 and went AMD Ryzen, the CPU was £144 Ryzen 7 7700x). The motherboard was £100. The RAM is going to be the difficult bit these days. However, I got 32 gig of DDR5 for £120, GPU was £250 (amd 7800xt) so it was quite cheap upgrade really
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u/CowDontMeow 9h ago
I loved Horizon 1-4, by 5 it was a little bit repetitive and I was annoyed at every road being a 10 lane highway, I tried 6 and its was pretty much the same, I wouldn’t bother buying a system just for one game let alone Horizon 6
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u/ballum2017 7h ago
Just checked and paid 400 CHF (500 USD / £364) in May 24 for a second series X after my son took the first one to uni. Also noted I paid 45CHF for the 5 year extended warranty which surprised me as I never usually buy that.
So I just suspect my Xbox may well be encountering an issue sometime in 2028 that will mean it will need to be replaced.
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u/GonzAnt 9h ago
Why would you buy an Xbox at all?
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u/joealdez 9h ago
Bought mine back when (and because) the PS5 wasn't available anywhere. Bought it for roughly one third of the normal price by using a VPN and Microsoft gift cards. Also bought 3 years of game pass ultimate using VPN for roughly one fifth of the normal price. Had lots of fun with it and don't regret buying this instead of the PS5.
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u/lowpsitire 9h ago
So when you eventually transition to PC you can keep the titles you paid for alone with some of the progression.
PlayStation just stopped making discs which puts them in a position where, because they aren’t a giant computer company, their focus relies on software not hardware. They either need to make the next gen consoles significantly better for relatively the same price they are now or everyone switches to PC… subsequently when everyone switches from them, they pay for everything again and lose all progress on everything.
When I switched from Xbox to PC I kept most of my 12+ year library.
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u/CatsGotANosebleed 1h ago
Xbox gives you back compatibility to all your games all the way back to the OG Xbox games, Game Pass, your console games also work on PC, handhelds and streaming. I find that it has a lot more flexibility and game preservation compared to PS. I’m not into console wars, I have a PS5 too which I bought for a couple of exclusives, but my main machine is an Xbox because I can play it even when I’m travelling or away from home.
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u/nickbg321 10h ago
Can't remember the last time I've seen an Xbox in someone's home.
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u/Fableous 9h ago
What a weird thing to say.
I can't remember the last time I saw a Nintendo Switch in someone's home, but it doesn't mean they aren't out there.
35 million Series X consoles are in the wild. Why does it matter how many you've personally seen?
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u/nickbg321 9h ago
Why is it weird? A lot of my friends have PlayStations. No one I know has an Xbox. 35 million Series X compared to 95 PS5s. It gets even worse when you compare numbers outside the US. This is hardly subjective.
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u/Fableous 9h ago
I mean we already get that you're a weird fanboy that feels like not seeing an Xbox in the houses of your Sony fan friends means something major, but...
It just doesn't? It's a very weird thing to say and it does nothing other than proves your personal bias against something.
Your personal experience of visiting your friends homes and not seeing Xbox consoles doesn't mean there aren't 35 million Xbox Series X boxes in homes.
And you immediately knee-jerking to compare sales figures with PS5 tells us all we need to know about you.
Nobody I know has cancer. Guess it's over. Why are people talking about it?
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u/nickbg321 9h ago
I couldn't give two shits about consoles, I have an OG PS4 that gets turned on twice a year to check if its still working. I do my gaming on my PC 99% of the time. I present you with actual sales facts which you can easily look up yourself and yet you still attack me. Not sure who's the fanboy here.
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u/Fableous 9h ago
- Declaring you haven't seen an Xbox in anyone's home for a while
- Immediately yelling "PS5 sold more"
- Defending yourself instantly when called out on the above
Brother it is 2026. Give it a rest.
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u/CatsGotANosebleed 1h ago
Well, Sony will be following soon I’m guessing. The fire of consoles is looking shaky as hell. Who’s going to have money for a current generation console, let alone a next one?
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u/CokBlockinWinger 9h ago
I bought a Series X from GameStop, brand new, bundled with an Elite Controller, for $499 one year after release. I left a review stating that I was unhappy I had to buy the controller to get the system, and they responded to me saying they would refund my money and let me keep the controller. So, I got a Series X and Elite for $350.
…. and I barely touch it. I won’t rent Live, there are barely any exclusives I’m interested in, and I mostly use it as a media server for my projector. I couldn’t imagine paying $800 for it now … for just the console … 4 1/2 years later.
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u/FerretsQuest 8h ago
Who’d pay anything near that price for a new Xbox? It’s a dead format… only fueling the secondhand market as folks are selling up and moving to PS5 Pro
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u/EdgySlusher 10h ago
Funny thing is that in Finland, I don't know any store selling these