… Unsurprisingly, US weekly unit and $ sales of PlayStation 5 hardware reached 2026 highs during the week ending April 4th, as price increases loomed. US spending on video game hardware for the week nearly doubled when compared to the same week a year ago. …
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… No other countries are yet being targeted for increases on older Switch models. Japan and Korea are also seeing an increase in the price of Nintendo Switch Online, jumping up 25 percent as of July 1, but again, there are no current plans to see this happen outside of Nintendo’s home country. …
… The increased prices go into effect on August 21, giving folks little time to plan ahead of the price hike. Folks now have less than 24 hours to try and buy a PS5 or PS5 Pro before Sony increases the price. …
… The Corsair Vengence RGB DDR5-6000 32GB might seem like a good deal at $369.99, down from a recent high of $409, but according to the RAM price index at Tom’s Hardware , its lowest-ever price was just $87. When you put them in perspective, RAM prices are still very much out of control. …
… It’s become quite pricey and challenging for your average person to buy PC RAM, graphics cards, or even an SSD for a console. Even the prices on prebuilt PCs from companies like HP, Dell, and Asus will increase by 15 to 20 percent, according to PC World. …
… Analysts were already expecting a Switch 2 price hike, and following Sony’s lead, Nintendo’s new hardware jumping to $500 or beyond feels all but inevitable now. …
… It just took this long to get the hardware, the firmware, and the software all in the right place and make enough of them so we have a good quantity in the warehouses for launch day.” The RAM shortage is changing Valve’s plans Yang did confirm that Valve’s other hardware plans have been “ definitel… …
… With the AI-fueled RAM shortage and tariffs pushing hardware prices higher, Nintendo is expecting to sell fewer Switch 2s in 2026 than it otherwise might have. …
… A former Nintendo sales lead thinks an upcoming price hike is inevitable , and Trump’s war on Iran might only be speeding things up. “Unfortunately, I think, eventually the hardware price is going to have to go up,” the ex-employee, who goes only by “Sean” to protect his anonymity, told fellow Nint… …