Its premium Series X console with a disc drive will now cost £670, when it previously retailed for £500. Meanwhile a baseline Xbox Series S console now costs £430 a roughly 43% increase on its previous £300 price tag. It is among a host of tech firms to have told consumers that spiralling component costs mean they must charge more, with rival Sony hiking PlayStation 5 prices by £90 in March . Microsoft said in June it had hoped another price increase would not be necessary, but blamed...
