Xbox Series S India Price Hiked Again, Now Rs. 39,990: Report

Xbox Series S consoles are reportedly getting a terms hike successful India — again. As per games expert Rishi Alwani, Microsoft's new-gen gaming console volition present outgo Rs. 39,990, with pre-orders for the aforesaid going into effect connected January 10. That's implicit a 5 percent increase, with the Series S antecedently listed astatine Rs. 37,990 backmost successful August. This is the 3rd terms hike successful the span of six months, and apt owes recognition to the weakening powerfulness of the Indian Rupee (INR) against the US Dollar (USD). Gadgets 360 has reached retired to Microsoft India for comment, and we volition update this communicative erstwhile we perceive an update. At motorboat successful 2020, the Xbox Series S was listed astatine Rs. 34,990.

At the clip of writing, some Amazon and Flipkart are selling the Xbox Series S consoles astatine a little price, with the erstwhile selling it for Rs. 31,799 aft a discount. The e2z store has it listed for adjacent cheaper astatine Rs. 24,999 — truthful get it earlier the terms gets updated. The caller terms tag of Rs. 39,990 decidedly seems a small exorbitant, fixed you tin get a Gilded Hunter Bundle of the Series S — contains cosmetics and virtual currency for Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys — astatine the aforesaid complaint from the e2z store.

Back successful November, Microsoft besides raised the prices for its flagship Xbox Series X console, which is present priced astatine Rs. 55,990 — disposable astatine Amazon India and Flipkart. At the time, aggregate Xbox wireless controllers were besides taxable to the outgo summation — the Robot White and Carbon Black variants went up from Rs. 5,690 to Rs. 5,990. Meanwhile, the Electric Volt variant is presently priced astatine Rs. 6,590 — previously, Rs. 6,290.

Around that time, adjacent Sony raised the prices for its PS5 console successful India. The standalone PS5 Digital Edition present costs Rs. 44,990, whereas the 4K Blu-ray-equipped PS5 is priced astatine Rs. 54,900 — marking a 10 and 12.5 percent increase from its motorboat terms of Rs. 39,900 and Rs. 49,900, respectively. That said, India wasn't the lone affected marketplace successful presumption of terms hikes, arsenic the institution made its gaming console much costly successful respective different regions, backmost successful August.

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