Price increases for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have been announced for Japan.

Microsoft has declared that the manufacturer-suggested retail price for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles in Japan will increase by 5,000 yen starting on February 17.


The suggested retail price for Xbox Series X will rise from 54,978 yen to 59,978 yen, while the price for Xbox Series S will rise from 32,278 yen to 37,978 yen.


Microsoft Japan said in a statement.

“After carefully evaluating the market condition in Japan, we have decided to change the suggested retail price of Xbox consoles in the country. We regularly evaluate the impact of local pricing to maintain reasonable consistency across regions. This price revision affects our customers and was a difficult decision to make, but going forward we will continue to provide the ultimate Xbox experience that our customers expect.”