{"id":367247,"date":"2026-08-04T19:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/xbox-has-raised-the-price-of-its-consoles-worldwide-blaming-the-soaring-cost-of-memory-chips\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:00:28","slug":"xbox-has-raised-the-price-of-its-consoles-worldwide-blaming-the-soaring-cost-of-memory-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/xbox-has-raised-the-price-of-its-consoles-worldwide-blaming-the-soaring-cost-of-memory-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox has raised the price of its consoles worldwide, blaming the soaring cost of memory chips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZfHh3CkaJY8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Xbox has raised the price of its consoles worldwide, blaming the soaring cost of memory chips\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZfHh3CkaJY8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In the UK, the top Series X now costs \u00a3670, while the cheaper Series S has jumped to \u00a3430 \u2014 a rise of more than 40%. 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