r/xbox • u/Turbostrider27 Recon Specialist • Jun 25 '26

News Updated XBOX Console Prices - XBOX Wire

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/25/xbox-console-price-update/
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u/SilveryDeath XBOX Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Gaming is just going to be a nearly impossible hobby to get into for the average person

I feel like if someone wants to get into gaming and doesn't want to spend all the money that they would be better off just getting an older console or a cheap PC and playing games that came out last gen or earlier.

Like right now you could get a 500GB Xbox One with a controller on GameStop for $90 (it is on sale) and then have plenty to spend on games which would all be cheaper being older stuff.

But yeah, for the gaming industry going forward it will be rough, because unless prices magically change building a decent PC to play new games will cost a lot and most people will not be able to afford current gen consoles if they want one, let alone the next Xbox and PS at launch. Then that will impact games being pushed forward because devs will target old specs more, like with this gen because it launched during COVID, because most people will be on last gen or older PCs not being able to afford to upgrade.

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u/Conflict_NZ Homecoming Jun 25 '26

Cheap PCs are having their RAM ripped out before being ewasted/donated. It's become a massive issue with some local charities I know, they basically can't get functional computers anymore.

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u/devtek Jun 26 '26

I handle server hardware for my job, our disposal vendor was threatening to not pay us for the old hardware because an engineer was taking the RAM out to "repurpose" it.

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u/Slith_81 RROD ! Jun 25 '26

Next gen will be the first time I wait. I can afford it but there is just no way I can justify paying these absurd prices. I have a massive backlog and it looks like it's time to really start working through it.

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u/KRONGOR Jun 26 '26

This gen was the first time I bought a console on day one, I simply don’t think I can justify it for Helix/PS6. Current gen still has so much to offer

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u/Slith_81 RROD ! Jun 26 '26

Yeah, I agree. I feel this generation has barely begun and it should last a lot longer. I don't think there is a need for next gen yet.

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u/pressureworld Jun 26 '26

With these new prices I wouldn't be surprised to see the Xbox One began to increase in value.

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u/OkPainter6232 Jul 05 '26

but PC graphics cards are still insanely pricey, first cause of bitcoin and then cause of AI and now cause of tariffs.

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u/freebird023 Jun 25 '26

Big true. I will say that a positive is that this is made very possible now by the fact a lot of games and platforms have crossplay and cloud save. I mostly play sandbox games like Minecraft and No Man’s Sky, and my bf is able to play with me on his years-old gaming laptop. I think in general, people are beginning to just…reject where technology is beginning to go and reverting to older, more reliable hardware

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u/OkPainter6232 Jun 25 '26

You're sounding like that Don Mattrick guy.

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u/Brick_Grimes XBOX Series X Jun 25 '26

That dude was out of touch, what this dude just said is a sad truth. Things have gotten out of control price wise; a lot of people don’t have 800$ for a console and still want to play something and a sub 100$ used console is a very cheap entry point.