Did you know that One Xbox Series X with a disc drive nowadays actually costs about £670 in the UK. In previous years, it actually cost about £500. Meanwhile, the small Xbox Series S now costs about £430, while previously, it was around £300. That means the Series S increased roughly by 43%. Not only England English retailers raised their price—the United States and Europe Microscope did too.
undefined said that the main reason why the for these sudden price changes is because of the rising cost of memory and storage chips is going higher. ” We hope that other prices won’t increase this scarily,” Microsoft said. “This is a problem but these parts are very important parts in electronic devices.”
Memory is a part that helps devices to work rapidly, and storage is where files are kept. Modern games can be very large, so devices need these two properties in order to run them properly. Chips are more expensive than before because AI is growing, because more people decided to not use their brain while choosing the AI which is not good. When all companies want the same part of something, the price will increase and it will be harder for people to afford a device that costs a lot because of supply and demand.
Higher cost of chips also means that it will also affect other electronic devices like mobile phones. Analysts predicted that mobile phone costs could rise in 2026, because mobile phones also include memory and chips. So, that might infect mobile phones, since we know that devices actually spreads viruses. Many consumers will think more deeply about if they should buy expensive electronics they may like but cannot afford. Many people think they shouldn’t can’t justify buying it.