Xbox Series X price is one of the main details that Microsoft has yet to announce about their next-gen gaming console. While Sony has bit-by-bit been revealing more about the PS5, Microsoft has announced tonnes of details on the Xbox Series X. Microsoft were first to unveil the design of the Xbox Series X console and controller, specs and some of the first-party gaming to the next-gen system.
Sony meanwhile has been revealing PS5 details sparingly but that has changed recently with the design of the controller and specs of the console getting announced.
Today (Thursday May 7) will mark another day where Microsoft reveals a glut of Xbox Series X news.
In the upcoming edition of Inside Xbox the first ever next-gen gameplay for the Xbox Series X will be showcased.
We know for certain that gameplay of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will debut during the stream as will other third-party titles.
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Seeing what games look like running on the Xbox Series X could make fans even more eager for the big release date this holiday 2020.
And surely one big factor that will have an impact on the early adoption of both the PS5 and Xbox Series X is pricing.
The specs of both the PS5 and Xbox Series X are hugely impressive in different ways, and analysts have been predicting how this could impact costing for the systems.
The most recent price predictions come from analysts at Ampere Analysis, who said the consoles could be priced between $450 and $500 at launch.
Previous predictions have even claimed the Xbox Series X could retail at up to $599.
Given the specs of both the PS5 and Xbox Series X a higher price point that what the PS4 and Xbox One launched at wouldn’t be surprising.
But there are a number of caveats to all of this.
Firstly, analysts predictions are just that – predictions – so take all of these rumoured price points with a pinch of salt until official confirmation.
Secondly, Microsoft are rumoured to have a lower-priced next-gen Xbox in the works which is codenamed Lockhart.
According to the rumour mill this could launch as low as $299 – however, allegedly it will be significantly down on power compared to the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Much has been made of the Xbox Series X being capable of 12 teraflops of power – but the rumoured Lockhart model is rumoured to be capable of 4TFs.
While Lockhart will be down in terms of teraflops, it will allegedly boast a Solid State hard drive, which is one of the big features of next-gen consoles.
This will make loading speeds super fast, and looks set to massively change how games are designed.
The Lockhart could be Microsoft’s ace-in-the-hole in terms of trying to sway gamers over to the next-gen, offering a cheaper barrier of entry.
The other caveat is Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said Microsoft will have room to manoeuvre with their pricing for the Series X.
Spencer previously said: “”You have to set a price target at the beginning for yourselves, and then you kind of roll in as you see the competition come in and you start to do your go-to-market planning.
“I feel good about the price that we’re going to be able to get to. I feel good about the price and the performance capabilities that we have with Series X.”
It seems Xbox don’t want to be in the position they were at the start of the last gen when the PS4 undercut the price of the Xbox One at launch.
But with both the PS5 and Xbox Series X pricing yet to be announced it could be Sony and Microsoft are playing a waiting game to see who reveals costing first.
Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X are scheduled for a holiday 2020 launch, so pricing will have to be announced in advance of that.
Hopefully in the next few months we’ll get official confirmation of how much both consoles will cost.
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