While the gaming world was experiencing the excitement of huge budget productions that will be released in the coming period, bomb news came from the hardware front. . Technology giant Microsoft is undertaking a radical operation in the console family, citing global economic fluctuations. . According to the officially announced decisions, there will be a major destabilization in the gaming ecosystem. Xbox price increaseat the door . But the real shocking development is not in the price tags, but in the mysterious disappearance of the most powerful storage monster of the console family from the stage of history. .

Goodbye to the Storage Monster: Why Was the 2TB Xbox Model Unplugged?

This radical process, which astonishes game lovers, will come into effect simultaneously around the world as of August. . According to the statement, a $100 increase will be reflected in the sticker price of entry-level models with 512 GB storage space. . For performance-oriented 1 TB capacity mainstream models, this increase will reach $ 150. . The 2 TB Xbox model, which offers the largest space to users and is literally the most powerful of the family, is being completely discontinued and destroyed with this price change. .

Microsoft states that a huge cost crisis in hardware production lies behind this sudden decision. . It was announced that the costs of high-speed SSD storage units and RAM components, which form the heart of consoles, have increased more than 2.5 times. . The company no longer wants to bear the billions of dollars of subsidy burden per device alone in the current economic climate, and finds the solution to withdraw the highest capacity model from the market altogether. .

What Await Players After the New Xbox Price Increase?

This sudden and sharp Xbox price increase decision is a decision that players have been eagerly awaiting. Grand Theft Auto VIoath Gears of War: E-DayIt coincided just before the release period of huge budget productions such as . The technology giant wants to alleviate the negative impact of increasing prices on the community; announced that it will launch deferred installments, interest-free financing supplements and new exchange programs that convert old consoles into cash in its official stores. .

In addition, sales of officially approved and refurbished consoles called “Certified Refurbished” will be increased for players with limited budgets. . The company underlines that the lower-equipped but budget-friendly Xbox Series S model will continue to be the most logical door for those who want to join the new generation ecosystem. . How the global price transition will be reflected in the Turkish market and local pricing will become clear in the coming weeks. .