Sony’s recent PlayStation 5 price hike might not be a one-off. Instead, it could be the start of a wider trend across the gaming industry. Speaking to Eurogamer, Ampere Analysis’ Piers Harding-Rolls suggests it “wouldn’t be a surprise” if Microsoft and Nintendo also raise console prices in the near future.
Billy Freeman / UnsplashThe reasoning is fairly straightforward: the same factors that forced Sony’s hand, like rising memory costs, supply shortages, and inflation, are affecting the entire industry, not just one company.
Why is this happening?
A big part of the problem comes down to components, especially memory. The ongoing global memory shortage, fueled in part by massive demand from AI data centers, is pushing up the cost of DRAM and storage. At the same time, broader economic pressures, including inflation and supply chain disruptions, are making it harder for companies to keep
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