内容来源：https://lifehacker.com/entertainment/xbox-is-raising-the-prices-of-it-consoles-again?utm_medium=RSS

内容总结：

微软四个月内再度上调Xbox主机售价，全系产品涨幅达20-70美元。此次调价后，512GB版Xbox Series S售价升至400美元（约合人民币2900元），1TB版达450美元，而带光驱的Xbox Series X售价攀升至650美元。值得注意的是，即便经过本轮调价，索尼PS5数字版仍以500美元价格保持竞争优势。

此次调价主要冲击实体游戏用户——若要保留光驱功能，消费者需多支付50美元选购Xbox Series X标准版。微软将涨价归因于"宏观经济环境变化"，同时承诺控制器及耳机配件暂不涨价。有分析指出，这或与微软近期重点发展云游戏战略有关。

对于持币待购的消费者，10月3日调价生效前仍可按原价购买，最高可节省70美元。不过业内人士建议，若预算超过800美元，同等价位可考虑配置更灵活的PC游戏设备。

中文翻译：

微软又来了。继今年早些时候上调Xbox主机售价后，该公司刚刚宣布将再次涨价——这已是四个月内的第二次调价。如今就连微软最便宜的主机Xbox Series S也要至少400美元（约合人民币2910元）。

作为几年前仅花150美元就买到Xbox Series S的玩家，这波操作着实扎心。（当然我承认当时捡了便宜，但依然意难平。）微软将涨价归咎于"宏观经济环境变化"，各位请自行品鉴。

Xbox涨幅究竟有多大？
新价格生效后各机型售价如下：
Xbox Series S（512GB）：400美元（原价380美元）
Xbox Series S（1TB）：450美元（原价430美元）
Xbox Series X数字版：600美元（原价550美元）
Xbox Series X光驱版：650美元（原价600美元）

需要指出的是，即便在索尼涨价后，美国玩家仍可以550美元购入PS5光驱版，500美元买到数字版。诚然微软主机起售价更低，但Series S的性能更接近初代任天堂Switch而非Xbox Series X或PS5——花400美元买它实在不值（虽然上月初代Switch和OLED版也涨到了400美元）。若进行同规格对比，索尼主机的价格优势将更为明显。

钟爱实体光盘的玩家受损最严重：若要购买带光驱的主机，必须选择Xbox Series X光驱版，这意味着将承受比数字版用户更大的涨幅。上次调价时Series S涨80美元、Series X涨100美元，本次则分别上涨20美元和50美元。

唯一利好是微软表示手柄和耳机"将维持原价"——这倒是与上次全线涨价的策略不同。或许这暗示了整体主机战略：微软近期持续加码云游戏，理论上玩家甚至不需要主机就能运行其游戏。在这种情况下，对打造《光环》的微软而言，硬件涨价的风险显然低于开发《战神》的索尼。

我还没提到微软最昂贵的机型：若是铁杆Xbox粉丝想入手2TB星际黑特别版Xbox Series X，现在要花费800美元，比之前贵了70美元。说实话，有这个预算还不如直接配台电脑。

面对涨价并非无计可施（虽然有点像屈服于勒索）：新价格10月3日才生效，若您仍在犹豫是否购买Xbox，现在正是下单时机。虽然还是要承受五月份的那波涨幅，但至少能省下20至70美元。

英文来源：

Here we go again. After hiking the price of Xbox consoles earlier this year, Microsoft just announced it is already raising prices again—the second price hike in four months. Now, even Microsoft's cheapest console, the Xbox Series S, will cost at least $400.
As someone who got an Xbox Series S for $150 a few years back, that stings. (Granted, I got a really good deal. Still.) Microsoft is blaming "changes in the macroeconomic environment" for the new prices, so read into that what you will.
How much more expensive will the Xbox be?
Here is what Microsoft's consoles will cost after the new pricing takes effect:
Xbox Series S (512GB): $400 (was $380)
Xbox Series S (1TB): $450 (was $430)
Xbox Series X Digital Edition: $600 (was $550)
Xbox Series X: $650 (was $600)
Keep in mind that even after Sony's own price hikes, U.S. gamers can still get a PS5 for $550 and a PS5 Digital Edition for $500. Yes, Microsoft's consoles technically start cheaper, but the Series S is more comparable to the original Nintendo Switch than an Xbox Series X or a PS5, and $400 is a lot to pay for it—although the original Switch also got its own price hike just last month, and the OLED model of that machine will also now run you $400. If you're comparing apples to apples, though, Sony's console is about to be a good bit cheaper than Microsoft's.
Gamers who prize physical media will be the hardest hit, as to get a disc drive on your machine, you have to opt for a non-digital Xbox Series X, which means you're going to get a bigger price increase than your peers. The last jump bumped the Xbox Series S up by $80 and the Series X by $100, while this one increases the Xbox Series S by $20 and the Xbox Series X by $50.
On the plus side, Microsoft said pricing for controllers and headsets "will remain the same," which isn't how it went last time around. Maybe that's a hint at the overall console strategy: Microsoft has been investing a lot in cloud gaming recently, and you technically don't even need a console to play its games. In that case, upping pricing on its hardware is maybe a bit less risky for the Halo folks than the God of War ones.
And I haven't even touched on Microsoft's most expensive machine. If you're an Xbox loyalist and you want to go all-in on its 2TB Xbox Series X Galaxy Black Special Edition, that will now run you $800, a $70 bump in the price tag. Honestly, at that point, you could probably just get a PC instead.
There is something you can do about these price increases, even if it kind of feels like giving in to a ransom: They won't go in effect until Oct. 3rd, so if you were still on the fence about getting an Xbox, now is the time to act. You'll still have to deal with the price hike from May, but at least you'll save between $20 and $70.