PlayStation Plus Prices Are Increasing for New Subscribers Starting May 20
… A spike in demand for computer hardware to run AI data centers has led to huge price increases for both RAM and solid-state drives.
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We're Tracking Streaming Price Hikes in 2026: Netflix, Spotify, YouTube and Others
… DirecTV October 2025 Price increases may have affected DirecTV customers' bills on or after Oct. …
YouTube Premium Is the Latest Streaming Service to Hike Prices
… YouTube is just the latest in a series of streaming services that have raised prices in the last few months, including Spotify and Netflix . Last year, streamers including Paramount Plus , Amazon's ad-free Prime Video and Disney Plus saw increased prices for subscribers.
Samsung Increases Some Galaxy Prices as Cost Pressures Mount
… As CNET managing editor David Lumb noted, "Phone-makers weathered the economic turmoil of tariffs by absorbing costs, but analysts predict it'll be a different story in 2026 -- and cost increases will likely be passed on to consumers." One of Samsung's biggest competitors, Apple, has raised prices …
Steam Deck Prices Soar as RAMageddon Continues to Affect Gaming Hardware
… Those tariffs were also the heart of Microsoft's two price increases to the Xbox Series console lineup last year. Sony also increased the price of its PS5 console back in March, with its PS5 Pro jumping to $900 . …
Starlink Hikes Prices for Nearly 3 Million US Customers. Just One Plan Escaped
… But it has generally avoided the kind of blanket price increases that are common in the broadband industry. As SpaceX prepares for its IPO next month, it's beginning to act more and more like a traditional internet provider, where price increases are a tried-and-true part of the game plan. …
Meta Raises Prices on Quest 3 and Quest 3S Due to RAM Shortage
… Meta released the pricing update on Wednesday in a blog post calling out price increases for the Meta Quest 3 and 3S models . …
The Memory Shortage Strikes Again, This Time With Rising Microsoft Surface Prices
… "Due to recent increases in memory and component costs, Surface is updating prices on Microsoft.com for its current-generation hardware portfolio," a Microsoft spokesperson told CNET in an email. …
Apple Boosts Trade-In Prices for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and MacBooks
… Price volatility for consumers could be another factor. AI's ravenous demand for components -- and the resources needed to make them -- has created severe shortages of memory, processors and SSD storage, driving computer and phone prices higher and even affecting available configuration options . …
Nintendo Offers Free Games Prior to Switch 2 Price Hike
… RAM isn't the only computer component that saw price spikes. Prices for solid-state drives have, in many cases, doubled , for the same reason as RAM. The price of gaming hardware could continue to rise as demand for those components grows.