Xbox Series X: price revealed by a Pringles promotion
As reported in the tweet below, the South African division of Pringles has shared with some influencer a promotion that allows you to win an Xbox Series X. The prize pool includes 46 consoles with a total value of R 621,000. A quick calculation allows us to define that the value of each device is R 13,500.
Looks like Pringles, of all brands, broke the Xbox Series X price for South Africa. If my maths checks out, this puts the XSX at around R13,5K locally? Unsure if that's excluding tax. https://t.co/luosSEa8Qi pic.twitter.com/UsDe2tfcAB
- Cavie (@ CaV1E) September 4, 2020
What is R 13.500? 686 euros. If you prefer pounds, 612. In US dollars, 812. Obviously a direct conversion is not adequate to define the cost of the console in a market very different from the South African one.
But we can use it as a reference point Xbox One X which, at full price, costs R 8,999, or 457 euros. The price difference between the two gaming machines is R 4,500, almost + 50%. We also remind you that, in Italy, Xbox One X costs 499 euros at full price.
We repeat it, even stating that the value of the console is actually R 13,500 (are taxes included?), The southern price -African is a fairly inaccurate indicator. We do not believe we can define a precise price for the EU / US market. Nonetheless, it allows us to understand that, as we assumed, Xbox Series X is unlikely to be sold at a low price.
