XBox Series S/X Getting Another Price Increase (Tarrifs)

[Wman1996]

trunkswd said:

SanAndreasX said:

Even that isn't working, because Captain Tariffs keeps going after other countries because.. reasons. Nintendo shifted to Vietnam, and they're under tariffs now.

A quick search says the Vietnam tariffs are 20%. The PS5 price went up by about 10% depending on the model. I am not saying it will 100% happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if the PS5 price goes up another $50 to $550/$600/$800. I also wouldn't be surprised if the Switch 2 price goes up in the future. 

All but guaranteed. Sony is watching Microsoft but still wants to undercut them in price.

Between January-April 2026, I strongly believe Switch 2 in the USA will go up to $500 or $550. I think Switch will stay the same as its current upped prices or slightly go up (maybe $420 for Switch OLED as an example). 

Nintendo wanted a strong launch globally, and they got the strongest hardware launch ever by units sold and potentially revenue and profits. They also know the holiday season is key. I think they'd rather risk a disappointing Holiday 2026 than a disappointing Holiday 2025. They want to get tens of millions of players into Switch 2 in the first years. 

The next Xbox is likely to be a premium product in price.