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PC and console prices still going up

AI datacenters buying up DRAM pushed the Xbox Series X to $800 and the RTX 5090 to $4,000, with the shortage expected to last years.

Rob Beschizza
Aug 03, 2026
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RAM. 2023 Shea McMullan/Shutterstock
RAM. 2023 Shea McMullan/Shutterstock

The computer component price crisis, driven by AI datacenters snapping it all up for the slop trade, has crushed few so hard as the gamers. The laptop I bought my son for $600 last year is currently $955 at the same shop. The Verge today reminds its readers that Xbox prices are going up 30% this month. Microsoft has d…

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