… The PlayStation Plus price hikes follow two recent price increases for PS5 consoles. Sony said its April PS5 price hike was due to “continued pressures in the global economic landscape.”
… Samsung’s price hikes don’t just end with its phones, however, as Phone Arena spotted increases across its tablet lineup, regardless of storage. …
… Link: Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus | https://www.theverge.com/games/932430/sony-playstation-plus-subscription-price-raise | The Verge
… You can follow all the hikes in this Verge StoryStream, and read our explainers about why it’s happening and how long it might take to resolve. Asus rep Anthony Spence told me earlier this month that there’s “no price increase on the horizon, so far as I can tell,” for the Xbox Ally X in the US. …
… In addition to the Blade 18’s price hikes, the smaller Intel Panther Lake-based Blade 16 also costs more than when it was announced in March. …
… But in April 2026, Microsoft hiked the prices to $1,049 and $1,199. The memory crunch has also resulted in a higher base price for Microsoft’s newest Surface models. …
… Sony blamed “continued pressures in the global economic landscape,” for the price hikes in March, amid an ongoing memory crisis and pressure from the war in Iran. …
… How it’s going In between steady waves of price hikes, major streaming services have adopted advertising one by one in a bid to boost profitability. …
… After that, the hosts dive into the news of Apple’s price hikes and try to figure out just how much RAMageddon is going to change the gadget market. …
… The MSI Claw 8 AI Plus has gone from $1,000 to $1,299 though I still see it on sale for “only” $1,099 . At these prices in today’s world, we’re just not talking about the same kind of product anymore. …