… In May 2026, PlayStation 5 average pricing increased by 33% versus a year ago to $672, with Xbox Series up 22% to $524.” According to Circana’s Matt Piscatella , overall spending on video game hardware has risen by 38% in 2026, to $249 million, largely due to the Nintendo Switch 2’s strong sales pe… …
Microsoft’s planned Xbox Series X|S price increases reportedly will not prevent the company from losing roughly $150 per console, as surging memory costs squeeze already-thin hardware margins. …
… Even after Xbox price increases, the memory shortage has limited any chance for hardware profits. …
… Forza Horizon 6 was also a factor, showing that Xbox exclusive games can influence hardware sales.
An insider believes that low hardware stock will cost Microsoft sales when GTA 6 launches. …
… According to the developers, GPUs without hardware ray tracing support will not run the game, even at the lowest settings. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 , one of the oldest cards with ray tracing hardware, is expected to meet the minimum requirement. …
… That said, a hardware subscription model does have its disadvantages. The biggest is perhaps the state of ownership around the product. You technically don’t own the hardware that you lease. …
… In it, he discussed the economics of rising game development costs while gamers continue to push for lower prices for hardware, games, and microtransactions in general. …
… This screen can present images, system data, or detailed hardware information via tools such as AIDA64. …
… Target platforms are locked in for the PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X and S, and next-generation Nintendo hardware. …