Microsoft is rising the advisable asking worth of Xbox {hardware} and equipment worldwide beginning right this moment and can begin charging $79.99 for some new first-party video games this vacation season. The announcement comes after “cautious consideration given market situations and the rising price of improvement,” Microsoft mentioned.

In america, this implies Microsoft’s premiere Xbox Sequence X will now price $599.99 for a unit with a disc drive (up from $499.99), whereas the Digital model will price $549.99 (up from $449.99). On the decrease finish, a 1 TB Xbox Sequence S will now price $429.99 (up from $349.99), whereas a 512GB unit will price $379.99 (up from $299.99).

The brand new costs are already mirrored on Microsoft’s official on-line retailer, and Microsoft says it should “present up to date advisable pricing to native retailers.” That may go away a small window the place you may get Xbox {hardware} and equipment from these retailers on the older, cheaper price whereas provides stay accessible.

For headsets particularly, Microsoft mentioned that pricing will change “within the US and Canada solely,” a possible recognition of the Trump administration tariffs on overseas items imported into america. Microsoft additionally warned that “Xbox Sequence S and X availability might proceed to alter over time relying on the retailer and by nation” as these tariffs threaten to upend worldwide commerce worldwide.

On the software program aspect, Microsoft mentioned the rise to $79.99 will apply to each digital and bodily variations of “some” new video games this vacation season. Current Xbox video games won’t be seeing a worth enhance, and “totally different video games and expansions will proceed to be supplied at a wide range of worth factors.”