Microsoft could be forced into raising the price of Xbox consoles again given global RAM shortage, leaker claims

Microsoft is reportedly considering another price hike for Xbox consoles.

Although Microsoft has already increased the price of its hardware twice this year – once in May, and then again for US players in September – reports claim the global RAM shortages could see the hardware go up in price again.

According to Moore’s Law is Dead (via TGP), Microsoft has warned its partners that ongoing RAM shortages and soaring costs could lead to higher prices for its customers, with AI data centres snapping up memory in huge numbers and leaving little left for consumer electronics.

“[Microsoft] didn’t plan ahead at all, apparently,” Moore’s Law is Dead said. “If you still want an Xbox for some reason at their current pricing, those prices could go up soon, or supply could just entirely dry up because multiple sources of mine have apparently been warned by sales reps at Microsoft that this is going to affect the Xbox Series consoles…