… At the same time, prices will also increase by $50 in Canada $679.99, up from $629.99 and €40 in Europe, bringing it to €499.99 about $587 . The price increases in Japan go into effect sooner, on May 25th, and impact a greater range of Switch products. …
… In one such case, Amazon directed vendor Scotts a manufacturer of lawn/garden products to “reach out to the retailer that we are price matching to and have them raise their prices, even if it is just for the 3 days leading up to Prime Day .” In another example, Amazon sent Hanes an apparel vendor l… …
… Samsung also raised the prices of its Galaxy Book 6 Pro and Book 6 Ultra last week, with Microsoft joining the price hike party on Monday with increases to its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models.
… 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.”
… The increase follows price hikes for both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video last month. YouTube Premium last raised its US prices in 2023, though many international users saw prices increase in late 2024.
RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage See all Stories Posted Apr 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM UTC E Emma Roth Rising memory prices will have an “increasing impact” on Apple’s business. …
… In April, Lenovo increased the price of the Legion Go 2 by hundreds of dollars, and Sony and Nintendo have announced price jumps for the PlayStation and Switch 2.
… And just today, two major companies announced price increases. Apple introduced sweeping price hikes of its own affecting MacBooks, iPads, and even devices like the HomePod and Apple TV. The MacBook Neo, which was a steal at its original $599 price, now starts at $699, for example. …
… Everything from phones and laptops to VR headsets and gaming handhelds have seen price increases due to the RAM shortage.
… Already, the price increases for the current generation of hardware have had a huge impact. In May, Sony announced that PS5 sales were down 46 percent year over year, following the price of a base PS5 jumping to $649.99, making it $150 more than it was at launch in 2020. …
