The figure, which is still totally unknown, will be revealed when they know how much it finally costs to manufacture. Of course, they will "stay agile".
Xbox Series X pricing remains one of the biggest unknowns for the next generation of consoles; also on PS5. Phil Spencer, vice president of Microsoft and head of the Xbox division, has acknowledged in an interview on IGN's Unlocked podcast that they will "stay agile" in revealing the figure, a determining factor in the commercial positioning of a console.
It will not be now when they announce that date, especially with the health situation in which we find the coronavirus (COVID-19), which can change everything. While he believes there is no "plan b" ahead of the Xbox Series X launch in Christmas 2020, he also anticipates that no exclusive video game will be delayed, and that includes Halo: Infinite.
Phil Spencer during the Xbox Series X presentation at The Game Awards 2019
Xbox Series X reservations in late summer; the price will be known before
“We are receiving incredible support from Microsoft. Satya Nadella, the CEO, my boss; CFO's Amy Hood are really aware of what our plans are, ”he says. "We are going to make sure that we stay nimble on our price, and that we have a good plan for that launch," he continues.
Because if there is something that Microsoft is being recognized in all these months of the race before the departure of the new generation, it is communication. Speed; clear words to the public and the media; graphic material always accompanying such written or audiovisual communications …
Xbox Wireless Elite Controller 2 | Microsoft
Regarding Xbox Series X reservations, they will open in late summer. That does not mean that we will know before or during the period of the canceled E3 2020 the price of the machine, that detail has not transpired, but the price will be known before the reservations are activated: “Before talking about reservations, we will have What to reveal the price (…) We still do not know when we will open the reservations, we do not have a closed date, but it is at the end of summer that you should expect it, ”he stresses.
Although they do not talk about the price, the FreeGameTips community has made its bet and has closed a number. In other articles related to the console we review everything that awaits us with your controller, a comparison between PS5 and Xbox Series X, how the RAM of Xbox Series X will be distributed for video games and a comparison of load times between Series X and Xbox One X.
