TL;DR: A translucent green Xbox Series X25, marking the fifth anniversary, is reportedly priced at $900 (€899.99) for November 2026, $100 above the current $800 1TB Series X; the matching controller may ship in October, the hardware appears unchanged, and the figure remains an unconfirmed leak.
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Microsoft’s translucent green anniversary Xbox is reportedly landing with a $900 price tag when it launches in November 2026. The figure comes from French leaker Billbil-kun at Dealabs, who has a solid track record on Xbox pricing leaks.
The Xbox Series X25 is a see-through green edition of the standard Series X, built to mark the console’s fifth anniversary. According to the report, it will cost €899.99 in Europe, and the same $900 in the US. The matching translucent green controller, which the same leaker revealed earlier, is expected to ship separately in October ahead of the console’s November arrival.
That price is $100 more than Microsoft’s current $800 1TB Series X with a disc drive. The X25 is apparently running the same hardware under a new shell. It also matches what Sony charges for the 2TB PlayStation 5 Pro. Buyers looking for a premium-looking Xbox this holiday season will be paying premium-console money for hardware that performs the same as it did in 2020.
The steep price is nothing new, and gamers have come to expect it in 2026. Microsoft has raised Xbox hardware prices multiple times over the past year. The wider industry is also dealing with a memory and storage shortage that’s pushed component costs up across the board, with datacenter demand for RAM and NAND squeezing supply for consumer hardware like consoles and GPUs.
It’s also a rough contrast for fans hoping the anniversary edition might come with a bit of goodwill pricing. If anything, this price signals that Microsoft’s next-gen console, reportedly codenamed Project Helix and expected sometime between 2027 and 2028, would likely command an even higher price given current trends.
Is the Xbox Series X25 confirmed to use the same internal hardware as the 2020 Series X or does the article suggest any performance changes?
The article states the Xbox Series X25 is apparently running the same hardware under a new shell and says buyers will be paying for a premium look while getting hardware that performs the same as it did in 2020. It notes this is based on reporting and is not a formal confirmation from Microsoft.
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Question #2
Does the article indicate whether Microsoft has officially confirmed the $900 price for the Series X25?
What reasons does the article give for higher console prices in 2026, such as the Series X25’s premium?
What does the article say about how the Series X25 price might influence expectations for Microsoft’s next-gen Project Helix timing or pricing?
The article says the $900 Series X25 price signals that Microsoft’s next-gen Project Helix would likely command an even higher price given current trends and component-cost pressures. It also notes industry memory and storage shortages and repeated Xbox price increases, which contribute to expectations of higher pricing for Helix and could affect its timing. Related article “Xbox ‘Project Helix’ launch could be delayed by the ongoing memory crisis” adds that the memory crisis may delay Helix and is preventing Microsoft from locking in specifications and pricing.
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Nothing here is final until Microsoft confirms it directly, so treat the $900 figure as a strong leak rather than an official number for now. If accurate, the Series X25 would be one of the priciest standard-spec Xbox consoles Microsoft has sold.
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