Former PlayStation boss says gaming price hikes are inevitable, but lack of value is the real issue
Is it me, or is the industry as a whole missing the point?
Price hike articles
Microsoft shocks with hefty Xbox price hike, games to cost $80
Facepalm: As of today, the entry-level Xbox Series S will cost $379.99 for the 512GB model and $429.99 for the 1TB version – an $80 to $130 increase over last year's pricing. Meanwhile, the Xbox Series X Digital has jumped to $549.99, and the flagship Series X now carries a hefty $599.99 price tag. Even premium models like the limited-edition 2TB Galaxy Series X haven't been spared, rising from $599.99 to a steep $729.99.
Logitech quietly raises prices on popular PC accessories by up to 25% after tariffs
Tariffs and supply chain costs trigger price hikes for various manufacturers
PlayStation 5 price bump hits Europe, Australia, and NZ, Sony blames the economy
PlayStation 5 Pro pricing remains unchanged, for now
Micron raises prices on SSDs, memory products in response to tariffs
"We cannot be held accountable for the decisions made by your government"
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GPUs at MSRP will disappear after early shipments, retailers say
Wholesale discounts are the only thing maintaining MSRP
Best Buy and Target brace for price hikes as Trump's tariffs take effect
Trump administration enacts 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, increases anti-China tariffs to 20 percent
The big picture: President Trump's long-feared tariffs on Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese imports have finally arrived. As retaliatory tariffs from the affected countries launch a trade war that could severely slow the global economy, retail executives warn consumers to expect price hikes.
Netflix hikes prices again, the standard plan is going up to $17.99
Netflix says it wants to "deliver more value"
Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans now include AI, with a $3 monthly price hike
Existing users can opt to stay on their existing plans for a limited time
Another cloud provider bails on VMware after receiving a 900-percent price hike
Are these sound pricing decisions or is Broadcom gouging its customers?
EA Play receives price hike, now starting at $39.99 a year
Inflation strikes another subscription service
Demand for HDDs by AI companies has pushed prices up 20%, more hikes expected
SSDs are also getting more expensive
Graphics card prices on the rise in China as demand surpasses supply, could impact global markets
Bringing back bad memories of 2021
SSD price hike hits buyers hard, double-digit increase on the way
The days of cheap SSDs could be finally coming to an end
Apple raises prices on most of its subscription services, some by more than 40%
Most of Apple's subscriptions are now more expensive
Netflix confirms it is increasing subscription prices, again, after adding 8.8 million customers
Basic and Premium plans just became more expensive
Netflix is planning (another) price hike since the last one in early 2022
Ad-free Netflix could cost more soon
Is cord-cutting losing its appeal as streaming becomes more expensive than cable?
And many of its one-time benefits disappear?
Disney+ is increasing its subscription price by 27%, will target password sharers
Its second price hike in less than 12 months
A hot potato: Do you enjoy watching the ad-free version of Disney+ so much that you'd be willing to pay more? It's a decision subscribers will soon have to make as the company is increasing the price of its popular service by 27%. It's also hiking the ad-free price of Hulu. If that's not bad enough, Disney revealed it is "actively exploring ways to address account sharing."
Intel could increase the price of its CPUs to help pay for fabs, restructuring (Updated)
Does Intel need the money?
Price hikes coming to Xbox Series X and Game Pass
Series X price won't change in the US, while Series S and PC Game Pass pricing remains unchanged globally
Microsoft's in-house Xbox Series X|S games will cost $70 starting next year
Games have been this expensive before
Comcast is rolling out nationwide price hikes starting in December
Don't be surprised if your cable bill goes up next month
Xbox price increases incoming even as GamePass subscriptions grow by 159 percent
Phil Spencer was vague on which products would cost more and when to expect the hikes