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Nex Playground is discussing how it secured production components for the year and is hoping to prevent further AI-related price increases. The focus is on managing supply costs amid ongoing market pressure tied to AI demand.

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Key Takeaway Nex Playground says it has secured needed components this year to reduce the risk of further AI-related price rises.
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Nex Playground says it has secured needed components this year to reduce the risk of further AI-related price rises.

Nex Playground is discussing how it secured production components for the year and is hoping to prevent further AI-related price increases. The focus is on managing supply costs amid ongoing market pressure tied to AI demand.

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GamesIndustry.biz · 15d ago
"We have secured our components for this year" – Nex Playground hopes to avoid any further AI-related price rises

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topic Securing components to avoid further AI-related price rises
company stance Hopes to avoid additional price increases
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  • "We have secured our components for this year" – Nex Playground hopes to avoid any further AI-related price rises GamesIndustry.biz
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The Nex Playground features no physical controls. Instead, like with an Xbox Kinect, players interact with games and menus using their bodies. The console launched in 2023 and cost $200. Sales were slow at first, but during the holiday shopping season in 2024, the device went viral thanks to TikTok and online creators. This led to it selling out and a price increase in 2025 to $250. Last year, the Nex Playground outsold the PS5 and Xbox during a short period of time. Nex says it has sold around 1 million units of the device since launch. The ongoing RAM crisis has made it harder and harder for

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