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Xbox boss: Memory crisis could impact next-gen hardware pricing

… Meanwhile, PlayStation maker Sony recently increased the price of hardware in response to "continued pressures in the global economic landscape." Read more about: Top Stories Xbox About the Author Chris Kerr Senior Editor, News, GameDeveloper.com Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr is an award-wi… …

Apr 27, 2026 · Chris Kerr

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Why Nintendo Expects Fewer Second-Year Switch 2 Hardware Sales

Nintendo foresees Switch 2 hardware sales declining during the system's second year of availability--an unusual development for successful games systems. …

May 8, 2026

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Save hundreds of dollars on these fantastic Best Buy Memorial Day PC deals — Nvidia RTX 50-series laptops and OLED gaming monitors, among hefty hardware discounts

… With the rise in prices across the board on all computer equipment and anything that dares to use RAM or NAND for storage, sales events are one of the last bastions for grabbing some tech at more historical pricing. …

May 21, 2026 · Stewart Bendle

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PlayStation 5 hardware sales plunge amid price hikes

Business Console News PlayStation 5 hardware sales down amid price hikes and memory shortage It seems play has some limits. Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com May 8, 2026 2 Min Read Image via PlayStation Sony sold 1.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles during Q4. …

May 8, 2026 · Chris Kerr

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Anthropic in early talks to buy DRAM-less AI inference chips from UK startup — Fractile's SRAM architecture reduces need for pricey memory during extreme pricing and shortage crunch

… The talks would add Fractile as a fourth source of AI server silicon for the Claude developer, which already uses chips from Nvidia, Google , and Amazon . …

May 3, 2026 · Luke James

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"It's a totally crazy market" – The seismic impact of the AI boom on video game hardware

… I expect further consolidation of the hardware landscape: Microsoft continuing to exit hardware, Sony leaning more heavily on third-party manufacturing, and potentially new entrants like Valve having to rethink their pricing strategies." Harding Rolls adds: "I’m expecting storage and memory prices … …

May 5, 2026 · Feature by Alex Forbes-Calvin Contributor

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Valve Confirms Ongoing Steam Deck 2 Development—A Long Wait Remains

… Fortunately, in a recent comment to IGN , Valve developer, Pierre-Loup Griffais, has addressed the latter right off the bat. …

Apr 28, 2026

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r/homelab · u/Code_Ostrich · 1w ago

Turned my old desktop PC into a home server, and I wish I had done it sooner

I had been thinking about converting my old desktop PC into a home server for a while. I have written a more detailed post on my blog here I used Gemini to guide me through the process and learn as I went. Within around …

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AMD Prices Ryzen AI Halo Mini PC at $3,999

… Physically, the system uses a compact 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.7-inch chassis, but AMD equips it with specifications typically associated with much larger workstation hardware. …

May 20, 2026 · Hilbert Hagedoorn

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Microsoft previews Shader Model 6.10 with a matrix math API, making neural rendering a standard DirectX feature

… Modern GPUs already include dedicated hardware for AI workloads, such as NVIDIA's Tensor cores, Intel's XMX units, and similar accelerators on AMD hardware. …

Apr 30, 2026 · Hassam Nasir

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Sony PS5 sales fall off a cliff amid memory shortages - Engadget

… "We plan to base our PS5 hardware sales in FY26 on the volume of memory we can procure at reasonable prices and we expect hardware profitability to be essentially the same as FY25," Sony said. …

May 8, 2026 · Steve Dent