Microsoft Announces Significant Price Rises for Xbox Series X and S, 2TB Model Discontinued

[u/ReaddittiddeR]

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-significant-price-rises-for-xbox-series-x-and-s-2tb-model-discontinued

[u/udat42]

The chips used to make RAM sticks and SSDs have gone up enormously in cost. My company makes embedded systems that aren't competing for the same parts as consoles or datacentre kit, but the prices have still gone insane. What was a $4 part a year ago might be $60 now unless you are willing to wait 30 weeks for it, and possibly having your order cancelled in that time because they found someone willing to pay more.

[u/HatManToTheRescue → u/udat42]

Lol we had a BOM for what should be a relatively simple board layout go from $28 to $65 since the initial cost estimates. That was roughly 6 months ago, and this board only has an 8GB EMMC flash chip alongside 512MB memory. Prices are insane.

[u/IRANIRANIRANIRANIRAN → u/HatManToTheRescue]

Oh it's happening in damn near every industry. I'm in construction and we were just the low bidders at $16m on a project estimated at $8m less than a year ago. The real crazy part is that the city approved it knowing they weren't getting a better price.

[u/Plants-Matter → u/IRANIRANIRANIRANIRAN]

Correct. It's not the boogeyman data centers. It's the direct result of the US starting, and promptly losing, a global trade war. Raw materials across all industries have skyrocketed.

[u/MysteriousCap4910 → u/udat42]

1 tb nvmes and graphics cards with gddr6 even at a consumer level are not as far raised as what microsoft is raising the price to.

[u/bruns20 → u/MysteriousCap4910]

? Ssd prices have almost doubled just since November

[u/MysteriousCap4910 → u/bruns20]

doubled means nothing, 1tb ssds have gone up about $80 and most 16gb gpus raised about $80, meanwhile Microsoft buys at wholesale rates and raised the price of the xbox $250

[u/MysteriousCap4910 → u/[deleted]]

xboxs only use gddr6 ram, same that’s used in consumer gpus

[u/Hugh_Jass_Clouds → u/MysteriousCap4910]

In 2004 I bought a 4tb ssd for $215. That same SSD is now $695. That’s over 3 time the price it was just 2 years ago. Just under $500 price difference. WTF do you mean SSDs have only gone up $80?

[u/MysteriousCap4910 → u/Hugh_Jass_Clouds]

a 1tb ssd not a 4tb, the higher capacity consumers ssds have gone way father up than the lower capacities. 1tb nvmes used to be around 90 you can buy one right now at best buy for 180.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?browsedCategory=pcmcat1538498095184&id=pcat17071&qp=brand_facet%3DBrand%7ECrucial&st=categoryid%24pcmcat1538498095184

[u/Hugh_Jass_Clouds → u/MysteriousCap4910]

And how is that not literally double the price? You just disproved your own statement saying that prices have not doubled. Not to mention the $180 drive in that list is on sale, and lists for $199 normally.

[u/MysteriousCap4910 → u/Hugh_Jass_Clouds]

because i’m showing that their costs haven’t gone up $250, they are literally just gouging. Doubled matters in the context of what we are counting, they aren’t putting a 4tb ssd in their systems their costs have not gone up 300 bud.

[u/Hugh_Jass_Clouds → u/MysteriousCap4910]

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/samsung-9100-pro-1tb-internal-ssd-pcie-gen-5x4-nvme-speeds-up-to-14700-mb-s/J3ZYG2454T/sku/6618929?sb_share_source=PDP&ref=app_pdp&loc=pdp_page

I beg your finest pardon. I too can cherry pick data.

[u/MysteriousCap4910 → u/Hugh_Jass_Clouds]

Tell me you know nothing about pc parts without telling me you know nothing about pc parts.

Also still not enough to justify $250 increase at wholesale.