Recently, the second price increase in Xbox consoles has aroused strong opposition from fans, and now even former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has expressed her opinions on this.
Ybarra posted on X that the price increase twice in a year has nothing to do with tariffs, it is purely for profit.Ybarra severely criticized Microsoft and said that big companies' pursuit of profits is more serious than tariffs.
Ybarra further stated that if Microsoft wants people to adopt more Xbox Series, they will bear the additional losses caused by tariffs rather than increasing costs.
In fact, for Microsoft or any other company, the tariffs are not enough to justify its host price rising by $200 in a year, especially as the tariffs have been maintained for some time.
Fans have begun to worry about the worst Xbox will face in the console market, and many believe this second price surge is a clear signal that the company is seeking to exit the hardware industry as soon as possible.