… That works out to a 10% price increase for the monthly plan and a 12% increase for the three-month subscription. The annual plans seem unaffected, as do prices for existing subscribers, but if a subscription lapses, the new price will apply when players re-subscribe. …
… The PS5 itself also recently saw a sizeable price increase , and although Sony didn't provide a justification for the price increases outside of "the global economic landscape," the assumption has largely been that increasing DRAM prices have been to blame for the price increase. …
… The Switch 2 price increase has been expected since January 2026, thanks to rising DRAM and BOM costs across the board . …
… For example, the price of the GeForce RTX 5090 listed on Western retailers like Newegg regularly exceeds $4,000. This situation results in the actual sales price being twice as high as the original MSRP, which is still listed at $1,999 on NVIDIA's website. …
… Now, the RTX 5070 12 GB upgrade comes in at a whopping $1,199—a 72% price increase for a 50% increase in VRAM. …
… Valve has previously said that it would not be pricing the Steam Machine as aggressively as it had priced the Steam Deck initially, but it may be reconsidering that approach if Steam Machine production units start piling up and hardware prices continue to increase. …
… Notably, several consecutive quarters of steep price increases have significantly intensified cost burdens for smartphone vendors. …
… With the resulting supply deficit unlikely to be resolved in the short term, prices are set to rise further. …
… What began as AI data center expansion quickly started affecting consumer PC DIY endeavors, as severe silicon shortages across the industry drove DRAM and CPU demand so high that prices have increased significantly for DDR4 and DDR5 memory kits, while regular CPUs have also seen a large price incre… …
… Interestingly, HDDs contain almost no silicon for storage purposes, so their significant price increases are a supply chain issue unrelated to the semiconductor industry. …