The price of Xbox and PlayStation consoles has dropped significantly in Russia

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The newspaper reported that for the first time in Russia, PlayStation and Xbox consoles began to cost less than at the start of sales in 2020. “News”.

So, initially the Xbox Series X console cost 45.5 thousand rubles. In January 2022, it could be purchased for 55-60 thousand rubles. Now it costs 40 thousand rubles.

The Sony PlayStation console at the beginning of sales cost 47 thousand rubles. Then its price increased to 70 thousand rubles. Now it can be bought for 48-56 thousand rubles.

On average, Xbox is 22% cheaper and PlayStation 20% cheaper than a year ago.

Retailers believe several factors are the reason for this price cut. The number of set-top boxes on the market now significantly exceeds the number of people who want to buy them. Russian users are having difficulty obtaining digital copies of games. In addition, Microsoft blocked access to devices imported through parallel imports in May, and Sony applied similar measures to Russian accounts in Turkey.

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