Xbox Series S isn’t even out yet, and its price has already been reduced, though not across the board. On November 10, accompanying the $500 Xbox Series X, the less powerful Xbox Series S will release worldwide priced at $300, making it the cheapest next-gen console on the market. And it looks like Microsoft is going to use the console to target the Japanese market, a market it has not been able to penetrate with any of its three previous consoles.
When the price of the Xbox Series S was first revealed, it cost, before tax, 32,990 yen in Japan, which is about $313 USD. In other words, it was more money in Japan than the United States. And this was odd because the Xbox Series X was actually cheaper in Japan than the United States. In the United States, the Xbox Series X costs $500. In Japan, it costs 49,980 yen, which is roughly $474 USD.
That said, the Xbox Series S no longer costs…
