high scarcity. the lite is officially 19,990 yen. because of pandemic and the very, VERY high spike due to andemic and Animal crossing, as well as being the only console that actually SELLS in the reigion as ps4 sales have dropped to 3ds levels... and by that I mean the current sales numbers of ps4 is only slightly better then 3ds current sales numbers.

That's probably what 90% of the people in Japan are asking themselves...

I seriously think Microsoft should not even try lol. but ... good for them I guess

Don't forget that prices in Europe include tax.

edit:my bad, Australia also includes them.

The Xbox series X is a full 100€ cheaper in japan than it is in Europe, that looks like kind of an insane gap.

Granted sales tax generally higher in Europe (although it is currently lowered in many countries due to corona).
Average sales tax is between 20 and 25% in Europe (it has to be over 15% as per the European Union), so the $ to € price conversion is actually pretty bang on, once you consider taxes, but the Japanese pricing includes 10% tax and is STILL 100€ cheaper.

So the base pricing is around 360€ in Japan vs. 410€ in Europe. 50€ gap. That a whole price drop!

Turns out I misread. Australia definitely also includes tax. Japan doesn't, though.

Interested to see the reception, will it be better than XONE ?

So how long until you guys stop doing that and only use the real price? It might be the most frustrating part of visiting Japan. Feels ironic considering how correct and customer oriented Japanese shops are.

I think Microsoft needs jrpg exclusives, if they want to sell this system.

South African pricing released as well:



Xbox Series X = R 11 999 = $715
Xbox Series S = R 6 999 = $417

This is terrible pricing unfortunately. When the Xbox One released it was about the same price as the Xbox Series S.