RAM Shortages Could Mean Another Xbox Price Hike

Another day, another impact of the AI industry gobbling up all the hardware it can get its hands on. This time, it's console gamers who could suffer. Following the recent spike in memory prices driven by AI-induced shortages, Xbox consoles are now expected to see price rises. Again. This could push the Xbox Series X over $700 for the first time, or dry up supply entirely, if GamesIndustry sources are to be believed.

"[Microsoft] didn't plan ahead at all, apparently," reads the quote from Tom of the YouTube channel Moore's Law is Dead.

"If you still want an Xbox for some reason at their current pricing, those prices could go up soon, or supply could just entirely dry up because multiple sources of mine have apparently been warned by sales reps at Microsoft that this is going to affect the Xbox Series consoles very, very soon. Sooner ...