Xbox's Third Price Increase Is the Biggest Yet – Unlocked 747

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🗓️ 26 June 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Money is the name of the game this week, from Xbox's third round of price cuts that see the Series S now start at $500 and the Series X start at $750 to GTA coming in at $80 for the base game and $100 for the Ultimate Edition to the Steam Machine pricing reveal and what it might mean for Project Helix. Plus: brutal Bungie layoffs, our "Game of the Year So Far" picks, and more. This weeks show is hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, MIchael Higham, Miranda Sanchez, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.5	Wow, you hate to see it.
1:03.9	What can you say?
1:04.8	The 512 Series S is now the same price as a 1 terabyte series X cost at launch.
1:12.6	So congrats to all of you owners of these consoles who bought them on launch day.
1:16.6	It was a great investment.
1:18.6	This is Steve Downs, the voice of Master Chief Sierra 117, and you're listening to Podcast Unlocked,
1:25.6	the world's number one Xbox podcast.
1:29.6	Now, finish this fight.
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