Microsoft “no comment” on whether it will raise the price of Xbox X Series/S

A week ago we received with a big surprise the news that Meta (or Facebook, before its name change) increased by 100€ the price of the Meta Quest 2, its self-contained virtual reality device, which works almost like a console. This has been a particularly surprising case, as we could practically count on the fingers of one hand the number of times a similar hardware product (such as consoles) has gone up in price, rather than down. However, the component shortages plaguing the industry and rising inflation seem to have forced Meta’s hand in this case, forcing them to this price increase.

This has led to the fact that since Bloomberg to contact the main video game platforms to confirm whether they plan to raise the price of their consoles, especially in the case of Japan, where in addition to all of the above, the value of the yen is at one of its historic lows. Regarding this, Microsoft is “not commenting” on whether it will raise the price of Xbox X/S Series..

Microsoft “no comment” on whether it will raise the price of Xbox X Series X/S

These statements have been similar to those made by Sony in this regard, where they have also not wanted to “wet” with a statement. Nintendo has been the only one that has assured that it will not raise the prices of its hardware in Japan, although it should be noted that its case is very different, since the Japanese company sells its hardware with a considerably higher profit margin than Microsoft and Sony, which have sold hardware at a loss over the years.

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Realistically, Microsoft’s situation is very different from Meta’s, and it would be very strange for them to get to the point where they would have to raise the price of their consoles, both in Japan and the rest of the world. It is estimated that Meta was selling their Meta Quest 2 at a very high loss rate.and it is also a much less widespread market than consoles, so the profits they made on software sales would be considerably less than what Microsoft makes on game sales and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. However, consoles are sold at a loss or with very tight profit margins, and in an economic situation as delicate as the one we are living in, the possibility of a (understandable) price increase in hardware can never be ruled out.