Xbox Dev Kit & Hardware Price Hikes

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Microsoft raises prices on key dev & hardware products:

Xbox dev kit: $1,500 → $2,000 (+33%)

Xbox flagship console: $499.99 → $599.99

Game Pass top tier price increases in some regions

Reason: global macroeconomic factors, memory (DRAM/NAND) price hikes, and rising demand from AI workloads.

Community reaction: Criticism over cost spikes, with some calling the moves “terrible business strategy.”

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That’s a hefty jump — between the dev kits and console hikes, Microsoft’s clearly passing hardware inflation onto creators and players.