Why Do Game Console Prices Keep Going Up?

A novidade esta movimentando o setor. On June 25, Microsoft announced that it is increasing Xbox consoles prices yet again , marking the latest in a flurry of cost increases, following Switch, Switch 2, Steam Deck, PS5, Steam Machine , and Xbox itself, among many other devices.

Segundo apurado, In the feature below, originally published in February 2026, we explore how the ongoing chip shortage is coming for your games. Gamers have been getting hit hard for years, thanks to Bitcoin, COVID, NFTs, and more affecting GPU price and availability, and things aren't letting up. The rapid investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has pushed the tech world into a major chip shortage that has sent the price of memory chips--the stuff that makes up RAM and SSD storage--skyrocketing.

It's a problem that will eventually affect all kinds of consumer electronics. This could mark a huge turning point for games. The Eaters of Memory First, let's talk about the chip shortage itself. AI (setting aside the confusion that term causes ) is everywhere, with data centers going up daily to support it. Fique de olho nas proximas publicacoes.