Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox dev kits, just a month after tariffs hit Xbox console pricing. Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox dev kits, just a month after tariffs hit Xbox console ...

Game development is a business that's only continued to get more and more expensive over the years, with part of that cost coming from the price of development kits — specialized hardware that studios ...

TL;DR: Microsoft has increased Xbox Series X/S development kit prices by $500 to $2,000 due to rising hardware costs, reflecting macroeconomic challenges. While commercial developers face higher fees, ...

Players aren't the only ones facing higher price tags from Xbox. According to a report by The Verge, Microsoft has upped the cost of the Xbox Development Kit from $1,500 to $2,000. That's a 33 percent ...

Gaming hardware sales see a sharp decline in 2025, but none more so than Xbox, which saw a staggering 70% drop in hardware ...

Microsoft is pressuring Xbox to deliver higher profit margins, a move that undoubtedly explained Xbox's decision to try to ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Ripple effect: Microsoft has cut more than 27,000 jobs since early 2020, with the Xbox division hit especially hard, even as the company raises Game Pass fees and console prices. The aggressive ...