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[BrunoCoel]

It's almost the price of a PS5. Here in Lojas Americanas the price of PS5 is R$3.900, while Switch is R$ 2.900.

You can buy a Switch OLED for R$2.100, that the price I paid for mine. And Switch is actually more expensive than the Series S in USA.

 

[3liteDragon]

You can only laugh

Hey CADE wanted competition, they're getting it now lol

 

[deriks]

Actually you could even find for less than R$2000, and on the mall for like R$2200. Even thou I have a Series X at my place and a S at my folks, it's bullshit

 

[Horseganador]

Brazil was one of the first to approve the purchase of ABK, they raised the price of ABK games on Steam and now the Series S console, enjoy it.

 

[Dane]

Actually you could even find for less than R$2000, and on the mall for like R$2200. Even thou I have a Series X at my place and a S at my folks, it's bullshit

Yeah its bullshit, the grey market brings it even for 1800, i dunno what they're thinking, because it is very popular.

 

[GHG]

Come on now guys, be reasonable.

They've got to recoup the payments made to CADE somehow.

 

[Dick Jones]

A sign of things to come. Go acquisition!

 

[TheBomb]

What? Sony pushed super hard to turn the tables around there: engines and tools for devs, tons of games between small (this is where LBP was born) and large titles (Uncharted 1-2-3, Killzone 2-3, Motorstorm, etc…), console redesigns to reduce costs and price to consumers, etc…

Very true.

 

[Astral Dog]

Wtf is going on this generation? I get it is hard to cut costs right now but the market increases are everywhere and pretty significant. The whole pricing model seems to have been turned upside down

There is going to be a massive economic recession , globally not just in the US and the new governments are corrupt or inept to do anything, same with these companies they got to keep their business running somehow,some countries get affected more than others

Its all going to shit

 

[adamsapple]

Come on now guys, be reasonable.

They've got to recoup the payments made to CADE somehow.

CADE truly living up to the "you either die a hero or live long enough to be the villain" tagline.

 

[Saber]

You can buy a Switch OLED for R$2.100, that the price I paid for mine. And Switch is actually more expensive than the Series S in USA.

Lojas Americanas physical store sell here the first Switch(not OLED or Lite) for that price I stated(it took very long for them to even starting selling here). I have yet to see Series X.

 

[Aion002]

Brazil was one of the first to approve the purchase of ABK, they raised the price of ABK games on Steam and now the Series S console, enjoy it.

We are used to it... Since 1500.

I blame Portugal.

 

[Unknown?]

Guys, this is just to maximize profits on the old model to make way for the new one. Nothing to see.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Imagine having to pay more for the tard pack, lol.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Microsoft sending the message to buy a PS5.

 

[Darsxx82]

The weirdest thing about the whole thing is that they have only increased the price of XSS 500GB while leaving XSX and XSS 1T the same. It's like an invitation to anyone who wants an XBOX console to discard the XSS option (and at the same time consider the option of a digital PS5). The question now is whether this is unique to Brazil. I doubt very much that they will be able to do the same in the big markets..... or not?.

These aren't Sarah Bond's best steps as head of Xbox hardware

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

Someone needs to pay for all those 1B franchises

 

[Klayzer]

All right Miss Bond, go spin this as a win for gamers - Phil da third

 

[MikeM]

Wtf is going on this generation? I get it is hard to cut costs right now but the market increases are everywhere and pretty significant. The whole pricing model seems to have been turned upside down

Do you remember when consoles went down in price as they aged?

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

 

[Thief1987]

Do you remember when consoles went down in price as they aged?

Good times.

 

[Klayzer]

Do you remember when consoles went down in price as they aged?

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Pure fuckin greed by all the console makers. Now it's all about maximizing profits for an entire gen. No cheaper consoles even when manufacturing costs goes down substantially.

 

[Paulistano]

You buying one? Only if you give one to me too.

Buy two get one, that's the brazilian goverment for you.

 

[Dane]

The weirdest thing about the whole thing is that they have only increased the price of XSS 500GB while leaving XSX and XSS 1T the same. It's like an invitation to anyone who wants an XBOX console to discard the XSS option (and at the same time consider the option of a digital PS5). The question now is whether this is unique to Brazil. I doubt very much that they will be able to do the same in the big markets..... or not?.

These aren't Sarah Bond's best steps as head of Xbox hardware

XSS 1TB hasn't been oficially released here as far as I know. and XSX is pretty much at 3800 R$ in offers.

 

[DonF]

Thats what you get for being brazilian.

 

[Ozriel]

Microsoft makes some stupid, braindead decisions sometimes. This is one of them. No ounce of logic behind this.

 

[Dane]

Microsoft makes some stupid, braindead decisions sometimes. This is one of them. No ounce of logic behind this.

Xbox Brazil doesn't exist anymore, it has been Xbox Mexico doing the job for years now, and god they're awful.

 

[Mr.ODST]

This is awful by MS, what are they even thinking

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Even xbox super fans admit it's a dumb move so what's going on at MS HQ...?

 

[Yonyx]

The new 1 TB version of Series S got a +$100 increase in Sweden. MS gotta be smoking!

Does anyone know how much the PS5 Digital edition costs in Sweden?

 

[Nonehxc]

The new price is R$ 3.599, while it used to be R$2.659.

The series S now costs the same as a new PS5 Digital edition in Brazil.

Xbox Series S aumenta de preço no Brasil

Nesta sexta-feira (27), a Microsoft anunciou que o preço sugerido do Xbox Series S no Brasil aumentou.

www.theenemy.com.br

What The Foda

 

[TheGodfather07]

It barely sells even though its cheap. Might aswell increase the price and make more profit from the little they do sell.

 

[Roni]

Make the Ueli

Damn, can't escape this bullshit even in here.

On topic: this year was probably a tipping point for GamePass; they're probably comfortable charging this much because they expect people to factor into the total cost not buying new games and just subscribing to GamePass.

 

[envyzeal]

Uncle Phil is a true gamer who cares about us and will undo this

 

[AJUMP23]

Doesn’t Brazil have high tarrifs?

 

[Varteras]

When everyone pays...

 

[dotnotbot]

Even xbox super fans admit it's a dumb move so what's going on at MS HQ...?

Probably trying to take advantage of the fact that games are also very expensive for Brazilians so most of them sub to Xbox Gamepass and Xbox is more popular there.

 

[Gp1]

Seriously, i received a promo for PS5 digital ed. for 3350 BRL a day ago

Wtf Microsoft is smoking.

I was thinking to buy one just to enjoy gamepass and Emulation.
First they slashed emulation them a price raise.

it's easier and cheaper to get a new TV with Xbox live support and forget about the console.

 

[Three]

Probably trying to take advantage of the fact that games are also very expensive for Brazilians so most of them sub to Xbox Gamepass and Xbox is more popular there.

They made them expensive there. They know a bunch of people aren't paying these new prices there anymore so let's make it back through the console we sell to access gamepass.

 

[3liteDragon]

 

[demigod]

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Everything is so damn expensive now.
I remember the day I bought a Ps3 "ultraslim" for 600 reais

 

[Heisenberg007]

Uncle Phil is a true gamer who cares about us and will undo this

Uncle Phil, the fabled hero and savior, will stand up to Satya in the Board of Directors meeting and shout, "I don't care about your stupid profitability. I care about MY PEOPLE! And my people are suffering."

 

[Duchess]

Microsoft will simply argue that you can get a Series S + 6 months of Game Pass for less than a PS5 + Spider-Man 2.

 

[jm89]

"This is not the Xbox I want to see"

Oh my sweet summer child

This is only the beginning

 

[skit_data]

I'm so confused, I thought Xbox was more popular in Brazil due to the consoles being way cheaper there compared to PS consoles?

Series S same price as PS5 DE sounds completely insane

 

[Lupin3]

Does anyone know how much the PS5 Digital edition costs in Sweden?

Just shy of $500.

 

[Red5]

Brazil and Argentina have the stupidest import taxes, neither Xbox nor Playstation can be manufactured locally so imposing these tariffs on them is ridiculous.

 

[Roni]

Brazil and Argentina have the stupidest import taxes, neither Xbox nor Playstation can be manufactured locally so imposing these tariffs on them is ridiculous.

They can be manufactured locally so long as Sony and Microsoft accept national labor laws.

 

[DragonNCM]

Seriously, i received a promo for PS5 digital ed. for 3350 BRL a day ago

Wtf Microsoft is smoking.

I was thinking to buy one just to enjoy gamepass and Emulation.
First they slashed emulation them a price raise.

it's easier and cheaper to get a new TV with Xbox live support and forget about the console.

Yeah...& play with +150ms lag.....you can play only turn based games with that shit.

 

[Lunarorbit]

All consoles are overpriced here. A ps5 standard edition is around 900 USD. Biggest appeal of the Series S here used to be it was half the price of other newer consoles but that just went out of the window.

Where the fuck does all this duty money go? Why does the Brazilian govt tax video games so much? It's been like this for as long as I can remember.