With the Xbox Series S Microsoft 2020 caused a novelty in the history of video games. Along with the Playstation 5 competitor Xbox Series X a low-budget model for players with low technical demands was released. The Series S significantly lowers the price barrier for entry into the new generation of consoles and also offers a low-cost platform for the Game Pass subscription. In contrast to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, the “small Xbox” has usually been readily available and therefore cheap for the past two years. But not everywhere you can save a lot of money with the Series S.
How much do consoles cost in India? A lot of!
For comparison: for one PlayStation 5 (with drive) you have to go to the USA around 500 US dollars on the table. The console was spared Sony’s worldwide price hike in the United States and costs the equivalent of around 470 euros (excluding VAT). In Germany are currently 550 euros due if it is actually available. In India the Playstation 5 costs 50,000 rupees, which is approx. 570 euros is equivalent to.
the Xbox Series X (buy now €574.74 ) punches in the USA also converted 470 euros to book, in Germany it is for around 500 euro to have and in India you pay with approx. 640 euros already significantly more. However, Microsoft shoots the famous and pitiful bird with the Xbox Series S away.
The technically much weaker entry-level model is in the USA for a little more than 250 dollars almost a bargain. In India on the other hand, you have to pay an unbelievable 40,000 rupees, what 455 euros is equivalent to. Due to this pricing, it should be easy for gamers in what will soon be the most populous country on earth to opt for Sony’s PlayStation 5 to decide.
Xbox Series S: Unrivaled cheap in Germany
In Germany it is Xbox Series S currently once again greatly reduced and costs just 268.26 euros on Amazon. If you can do without 4K resolution, graphic effects such as ray tracing, physical data carriers and high frame rates, then the “little sister” of the Xbox Series X offers excellent value for money, especially in connection with the Game Pass.
