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On June 25, Microsoft announced that it is increasing Xbox consoles prices yet again, marking the latest in a flurry of cost increases, following Switch, Switch 2, Steam Deck, PS5, Steam Machine, and Xbox itself, among many other devices. In the feature below, originally published in February 2026, we explore how the ongoing chip shortage is coming for your games.
Gamers have been getting hit hard for years, thanks to Bitcoin, COVID, NFTs, and more affecting GPU price and availability, and t