What If You'd Bought Microsoft Stock Instead of an Xbox One?
$499 on an Xbox One in 2013, or the same money in Microsoft stock
$8,199
would be worth today — 16.4x the price of the Xbox One
Microsoft shares
16.11
Held for
12.9 years
S&P 500 instead
$2,657
The Xbox One launched on November 22, 2013 for $499, bundled with the Kinect camera.
How we worked it out: Launch price: $499. We put the $499 into Microsoft stock at its closing price on November 22, 2013 ($30.97, adjusted for later stock splits and dividends) and value those shares at today's price. Launch prices are US list prices before tax.
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Past performance does not predict future returns. Not financial advice.