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Microsoft just dropped a pricing bombshell on European gamers. The company revealed dramatic Xbox price increases for the EU and UK, with some models jumping over 43% – the steepest console price hike in recent memory. The 512GB Xbox Series S will now cost £429.99/€499.99, up from £299.99/€349.99, while the flagship 1TB Series X climbs…

Microsoft has confirmed steep new pricing for “Xbox Series X” and “Xbox Series S” consoles across the European Union and United Kingdom, revealing figures well above what US buyers saw take effect earlier this month.

TL;DR: A study found many physical game discs require downloads to work: about half of 78 Xbox Series X titles needed patches, 34% of 792 PS5 games required fixes or missing content, and 75% of 48 Switch 2 games were fully playable offline. Disc ownership, resale, and preservation are thus increasingly uncertain. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed…

TL;DR: Microsoft raised Xbox Series X to €799.99 and Series S to €499.99 in Europe, marking increases up to ~40% and making the Series S cost what the Series X did at launch; Microsoft cites component and memory/storage cost pressures, raising concerns about affordability and next-gen console pricing. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed 0:00 / 3:12 Use…

When Microsoft announced further price hikes for the Xbox Series X/S, it was only for the United States. However, it seems that all regions have been affected, with Europe and the United Kingdom seeing increases up to €200/£170.

We knew how much the US prices for Xbox consoles would increase before the change took effect on August 1, but it turns out the price hike is going to be even steeper for anyone in Europe. In the US, Microsoft announced back in June that the prices for its Xbox consoles would increase between…

The price of an XBOX Series X/S console has reached sky-high levels in Europe amid yet another hikethat has seen tags leap up by as much as 33%. If you’re in the market for one of these consoles, you’ll need to bite one hell of a bullet and break out the big bucks, with prices…

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A new rumor suggests Xbox may keep disc support on its next-gen console, even as Sony moves to cut physical media owners off entirely.