… The price of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo hardware has been rising in recent times, due to a combination of the continued global component shortage and trade wars. …
… According to Circana data, hardware and software sales in the US had the worst November since tracking began in 2025. The average price of new video game hardware in the US in November 2019 was $235, compared with $439 in November 2025. …
… It’s the latest tech firm to increase the price of hardware amid an industry-wide materials shortage. …
… Last week Microsoft raised the prices of its Xbox consoles by between $100 and $150, while Apple also raised prices across its hardware products on the same day. …
… And now the industry is facing the most severe hardware crisis in its history. …