What reasons does the article give for higher console prices in 2026, such as the Series X25’s premium?
The article cites Microsoft raising Xbox hardware prices repeatedly over the past year and a broader industry memory and storage shortage that has pushed component costs up, with datacenter demand for RAM and NAND squeezing supply for consumer hardware like consoles and GPUs. It also notes the X25 commands a premium largely for its limited-edition translucent shell and looks, despite running the same hardware as the standard Series X, meaning buyers pay more for the appearance rather than improved performance. Answered