Nine hundred dollars. That’s reportedly what Microsoft wants for a translucent green Xbox, and it would make the anniversary console the most expensive Xbox ever sold.
The machine in question is the Xbox Series X25, the 25th-anniversary special edition Microsoft announced back in June during the Xbox Games Showcase. At the time, the company skipped the two details anybody actually cared about: what it costs and when you can buy it.
What the leak says
On Friday, billbil-kun of Dealabs reported the price, and it’s a doozy. According to the leaker’s sources, the Series X25 will cost 899.99 euros, with an estimated U.S. price of $899.99.
That’s $100 above the standard Xbox Series X, which sits at $799.99 after yet another price hike. It also puts the X25 level with a PlayStation 5 Pro following Sony’s March price increases.
Billbil-kun has a solid track record, which is why this one stings a little more than the usual rumor.
Black Friday, of all days
Per the same report, the Series X25 launches Nov. 27. That’s Black Friday, the one day of the year built entirely around discounts, which is a choice.
When preorders open is still unknown.
The controller is the good part
The anniversary console comes bundled with a special edition green controller, which Microsoft will also sell separately. Billbil-kun previously reported that pad would run $79.99.
Its ABXY buttons use the original Xbox controller’s color scheme. One bumper is white, the other black, a callback to the black and white buttons on the old controller. Small touches, but they’re the kind of thing that only lands if you were there for it.
Microsoft’s pitch
“The Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition respects our history, with the power and performance of the Xbox Series X, including 1 TB of storage, and a design that reflects where we’ve been and the community that’s been with us along the way,” Microsoft said in a news release in June.
Read that again and note what’s missing. Same power, same performance, same 1 TB of storage as a Series X. The difference you’re paying $100 for is that you can see through it.
And this isn’t Project Helix. That’s a separate conversation for another day.
A see-through green box, a two-tone controller, and a $899.99 price tag arriving on the biggest sale day of the year.
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