Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox at Microsoft, he answered with a resounding no to rumors that said it might raise the price of its next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. These rumors made sense as they came after Sony confirmed that it had raised the price of the PS5 by €50.

However, Spencer he didn’t say exactly why they aren’t going to raise the price of the Xbox Series SX, and it wasn’t clear at the spec if they might change their minds in the short to medium term. Now, in a recent interview with CNBC, the executive gave some more details and was a little more clear on everything surrounding the topic.

On the one hand, he emphasized that they continue to constantly evaluate the state and reality of the market, namely they can’t say “they’ll never do anything”. However, it clearly confirmed this they have no plans to increase the price of their consolesand emphasized that they are happy with the value that the Xbox Series XS offers, especially with the Xbox Series S, a console that has been so hugely successful that according to Phil Spencer represents half of the new players that enter the Xbox ecosystem.

Spencer also empathized with the current state of the economy and consumers, noting that he understands it right now going through a difficult situation and therefore not the right time increase the price of their consoles. You are right, I understand that a 50 euro price difference may be acceptable to some, but to another it may mean the difference between being able to buy a certain product or not.

Also keep in mind that the Xbox Series S price increase of 50 euros it wouldn’t completely destroy its value for moneybut yes i would like to less attractive. What to add, success on the part of Microsoft, who knew it well and gave the general public a much closer and more reasonable image. Sony, on the other hand, has limited itself to raising the price without thinking about anything other than income.

Personally, you already know my opinion, the Xbox Series S has been a huge success from Microsoft and offers fantastic value today. Its recommended price is 299.99 euros, in fact it is almost always available for less right now you can buy it for 275 euros. You can’t build a PC on its level for the money and it offers a very good experience thanks to its SSD and Zen 2 CPU. When we add Game Pass options the story tells itself.