Whether it's Xbox stock supply issues or tariffs triggering price hikes, Xbox Series X|S hardware can't catch a break.
When the United States President Trump kicked off a trade war with China, it caused massive price increases across a variety of products. One business particularly hard hit has been video game consoles — which do not enjoy the same exemptions as other electronics. The United States exempted Apple's iPhones from tariffs for example to protect one of its top national tech businesses. But, it did not extend the same courtesy to the only U.S.-based console player still going: good old Xbox.
