Despite having released several games in 2025, the Xbox division also had to deal with criticism resulting from increases in both the price of Game Pass and its hardware. And, according to Moore’s Law is Dead sources, the company may be forced to make its consoles even more expensive sometime in early 2026.
According to the channel, this will be the result of the company’s lack of planning in relation to a market condition that it itself helped to create. The vehicle states that console prices may increase as a result of a widespread lack of RAM among suppliers — a consequence of high demand from data centers, especially those dedicated to artificial intelligence.
“These prices may soon increase, or supplies may simply dry up because multiple sources of mine have apparently been warned by Microsoft sales representatives that this will affect Xbox Series consoles very, very soon. Sooner than later”, explicou o Moore’s Law is Dead.
Xbox is in a more serious situation than its competitors
While I recognize that this is a problem that could affect the entire market, the vehicle states that Sony should not suffer so much from it — at least not initially. The channel’s sources claim that the company anticipated the trend and acquired RAM stocks that should guarantee its normal operation for months.
“They have a lot of GDDR6, at least that’s what I’ve been told. Prices may increase eventually; I can see that happening next year…, but there’s a reason why Sony is cutting the price of the PS5 on Black Friday,” explains the channel. While Xbox should also get some promotions, they shouldn’t be as aggressive as in previous years.
The situation comes at a time when Microsoft’s hardware division is already generating some doubts among consumers. While the Xbox Series underwent two price adjustments in 2025 alone, the company’s next platform appears to follow a very different proposal from its predecessors.
Reports indicate that the company’s next device will be a hybrid between console and PC, which should even allow the installation of games from Steam and the Epic Games Store. Although this could be advantageous to consumers, the hardware would not be subsidized by the company, which could make its price prohibitive for most people.
Fonte: Eurogamer
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