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The Microsoft Xbox Special Edition console price has leaked, revealing an unpleasantly high price.
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The past few years have been rough for gamers, with AI-driven price hikes on memory, GPUs and SSDs hitting PC and console gamers wallets hard. Unfortunately, there s no respite for Xbox fans if a new rumor is true about Microsoft s special-edition translucent green Xbox it could allegedly retail for around $900, which is even higher than how expensive the console has become after multiple price hikes.
French site Dealabs, which is typically reliable for these kinds of leaks, lists the unit at a €900 price. Given Microsoft s tendency to match British and US prices despite conversion differences, we d expect the special-edition console to retail for $900. Dealabs also suggests it will have a Nov. 27 release date, which puts the launch right around Black Friday, though you likely won t be getting much of a discount during it.
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A Microsoft Xbox representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Presuming the special 25th anniversary edition is otherwise identical to a stock Xbox Series X console, the rumored price is $100 extra for green plastic on top of the current $800 price after hikes. It would be a staggering $400 on top of the Xbox Series X s launch price of $500, said CNET Managing Editor David Lumb, who got to see the console in person at Microsoft s Xbox event during Summer Game Fest in June.
Guess it’s easy to be green, after all. We got an early look at the translucent green Xbox 25th Anniversary Edition Console and Controller at the Xbox Games Showcase. #summergamefest #xbox #xboxseriesx #console #consolegaming
CNET s sister site IGN (also owned by Ziff Davis) noted that it s $100 more than the standard Xbox Series X with a disc drive ($800) and the same price as a standard PlayStation 5 Pro ($900). With the more classic design elements giving gamers a throwback to the original Xbox console that launched 25 years ago, it s likely that Microsoft will still see brisk sales from gamers driven by nostalgia.
Hermes Smith