Retailers were probably already struggling with low demand for Xbox hardware etc so knew that with a price increase the turnover would be even less and it just wouldn't be economic and profitable to carry Xbox anymore. So looks like its the end of the road for proprietary Xbox hardware or will be shortly. I'm looking forward to getting some very cheap games and maybe a cheap console. I loved the original xbox, and also was fantastically happy with the Xbox 360. The Xbox One just seemed inferior to PS4 and never bothered with the series range. If I see a Xbox Series X for 150 pounds I'll pick it up or maybe a Xbox Series S for 80 pounds. How long before I get those prices is anyone's guess, maybe a year or two. Actually I won't be getting a Series S as it hasn't got a disc drive it would have to be a Series X for me. I feel like a videogame vulture feeding off the body of another failed console. For the moment I will just stick with my Xbox One X.
