memory shortage

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Memory chips — the 2026 shortage driving hardware prices up across every category

every price rise I've covered this month is the same story. I think we're all underreacting

a graphics card, a games console, a $45 hobby board, a hard drive and a retro handheld all got more expensive this year for one identical reason. I've written them as six stories. they're one — and here's what I'd actually do about it.

Ravi Malhotra · 10h ago · 9 min

A Nintendo Switch handheld console — Switch 2 pricing rises in September 2026

Gaming

your Switch 2 gets $50 more expensive on Sept 1 — and it's not tariffs, it's AI

Nintendo is raising the Switch 2 from $449.99 to $499.99 in the US on September 1. the reason it's giving isn't trade policy — it's the same AI-driven memory shortage jacking up GPU prices all year.

Diego Santos · 18h ago · 5 min

Evercade Super Pocket and cartridge pricing update, official graphic

Retro

your $25 retro game cartridge is getting more expensive. the reason? AI datacenters. seriously

Blaze put Evercade cartridges and the Super Pocket up across the UK and EU. the cause has nothing to do with retro gaming and everything to do with AI datacenters — and this is the corner of the market least able to absorb it.

Tom Ashcroft · 2d ago · 7 min