Notes Xbox Series X/S terms remains the same.

Following Sony's announcement that it volition beryllium raising the terms of PlayStation 5 successful prime countries, Microsoft has responded to the news, simply noting that existing Xbox Series X/S prices stay the same.

Sony announced it would beryllium expanding the outgo of PlayStation 5 - successful effect to "high planetary ostentation rates, arsenic good arsenic adverse currency trends" - earlier today, with the terms hike impacting astir markets astir the world, effectual immediately.

That summation affects some the disc and disc-less models of PS5, and equates to £30 successful the UK and €50 successful Europe - with akin bumps occurring successful Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada, but not the US for the clip being.

In effect to requests for remark pursuing today's PS5 news, Microsoft shared its ain connection to Eurogamer, saying, "We are perpetually evaluating our concern to connection our fans large gaming options."

It besides noted that, contempt Sony's terms hike, the "Xbox Series S suggested retail terms remains from £249.99 and the Xbox Series X is from £449.99."

That doesn't, of course, regularisation retired Microsoft pursuing Sony's pb successful the future, but, arsenic manufacture expert Piers Harding-Rolls wrote earlier today, it seems apt Microsoft volition archetypal privation to "take vantage of Sony's summation to propulsion its 'value' message, particularly astir the Xbox Series S, Game Pass and its All Access connection arsenic we participate the vacation buying season" earlier making immoderate akin pricing moves.