{"slug": "xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august", "title": "Xbox raises console prices by up to $150 starting August", "summary": "Xbox will raise console prices by up to $150 starting August, citing rising component costs driven by the AI boom. The price hike follows a recent brand revitalization under a new CEO.", "body_md": "And they were [doing so well](https://boingboing.net/2026/04/21/xbox-finally-cut-game-pass-prices-heres-the-fine-print.html), too! This must be part of that brand revitalization Xbox — [oh, sorry, XBOX](https://boingboing.net/2026/05/18/xbox-becomes-xbox-and-the-crowd-goes-mild.html) — has been bragging about since getting a new CEO. Stop me if you've heard this one before: the rising cost of components, propelled by the completely pointless AI boom, is forcing consumer hardware manufacturers to up their prices. — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/25/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august.html)\n\nThe post [Xbox raises console prices by up to $150 starting August](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/25/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/06/25/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august.html", "published_at": "2026-06-25 23:25:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-26 00:07:25.895882+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-chips", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Xbox", "Boing Boing"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/xbox-raises-console-prices-by-up-to-150-starting-august.jsonld"}}