Microsoft’s 25th anniversary Xbox will cost $899

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According to The Verge’s source item, Microsoft’s 25th anniversary Xbox will cost $899, The special-edition translucent green Xbox finally has an official price. Preorders for the console start August 27th at 10AM ET / 7AM PT. It will launch on November 13th, alongside a matching controller with the same “OG Green” colorway from the original translucent green Xbox. Under the special-edition shell, it’s an Xbox Series X with […] The special-edition translucent green Xbox finally has an official price. Preorders for the console start August 27th at 10AM ET / 7AM PT. It will launch on November 13th , alongside a matching controller with the same “OG Green” colorway from the original translucent green Xbox. Under the special-edition shell, it’s an Xbox Series X with 1TB of storage. Microsoft announced the 25th anniversary console at the Xbox Games Showcase in June. At the Xbox FanFest event alongside the showcase, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma also surprised attendees by announcin

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