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Is console gaming dead? Xbox's savage price hike is latest scandal to rock this generation
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The ongoing RAM crisis has proved disastrous for the industry as a whole and console gaming more specifically.
Latest Videos From T3 Watch full video here:A 1TB Xbox Series X with a disc drive now costs a staggering £669.99 / €799.99 – a rise of £170 / €200 respectively, in comparison with its launch price.
Even the underpowered Xbox Series S – released six years ago to be a much more affordable route into "next-generation" gaming – has received a shocking markup.
And the 1TB Xbox Series S is a mind-bending £519.99 / €599.99 / $599.99.
Sony also heavily increased its PS5 prices earlier this year, with the standard PS5 costing today £569.99 / €649.99 / $649.99.