This past Friday afternoon, Microsoft quietly announced that it would be raising the price for its Xbox Series X/S consoles in the United States, with the Series X getting a $50 increase, the 2TB Series X getting a $70 increase, and the Series S getting a $20 increase starting October 3. It's the second price jump for the Xbox console line this year, meaning that when we finally get to Oct.3, in the US alone, the Series S will have gone up $100, the Series X $150, and the 2TB Series X variant will have jumped up $200 in price.

Many have been quick to point to the current US administration's new tariffs as the real reason behind these price jumps, or as Microsoft puts it, " changes in the macroeconomic environment ." According to former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra, however, that's o

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