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Handheld gaming devices have become the clearest casualty of the 2026 memory crisis. Over the past five months, AYANEO suspended preorders for its flagship Next 2, then discontinued four separate handhelds. Retroid raised prices twice on its budget lineup and quietly pulled a model from sale. Valve pushed Steam Deck OLED pricing up by as…

Xbox consoles in the UK and Europe will increase from between £130/€150 and £170/€200 following worldwide price hikes announced in late June.

Microsoft just dropped a pricing bombshell on European gamers. The company revealed dramatic Xbox price increases for the EU and UK, with some models jumping over 43% – the steepest console price hike in recent memory. The 512GB Xbox Series S will now cost £429.99/€499.99, up from £299.99/€349.99, while the flagship 1TB Series X climbs…

When Microsoft announced further price hikes for the Xbox Series X/S, it was only for the United States. However, it seems that all regions have been affected, with Europe and the United Kingdom seeing increases up to €200/£170.

Microsoft has raised Xbox Series S|X prices by up to €200 in Europe and £170 in the United Kingdom, making its sales prospect even more dire.

Converse has officially unveiled its latest anime collaboration with Dragon Ball Zfor a capsule collection centered on the franchise’s most recognizable characters. Announced in late July, the lineup combines the footwear brand’s signature Chuck Taylor and Chuck 70 converse and apparel, bringing 19 themed items for fans.

The graphics card shortage got the headlines. The RAM crisis got the memes. Now it is storage’s turn. NAND flash prices have roughly doubled since late 2025, and the fallout is landing on the same people who already absorbed higher GPU and DRAM bills this year: PC gamers building new rigs, console owners eyeing expansion…

Amazon believes the future of cloud gaming could depend as much on hardware prices as technology. The company says if next-generation consoles approach the $1K USD mark, more players may choose streaming over buying dedicated gaming hardware.

It may still be a little early, but following the announcement that the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita will shut down, the prices of games for those systems appear to be rising sharply, with some titles seeing particularly dramatic increases.

Two days before the United States men’s national team took on Australia in Seattle, Jakub Heyduk, Andy Skosky and Jim Martin took the plunge and bought tickets for $1,800 apiece.