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According to tech insider Moore’s Law Is Dead, Microsoft has been caught off guard by recent price increases for RAM. Over the past year, the cost of RAM has spiked substantially as AI data centers around the globe have continued to be built at a high rate. Because of this, component shortages have now kicked into effect, which has left other manufacturers scrambling to try to acquire RAM for themselves, albeit at higher costs.
As for how this impacts Xbox, Moore’s Law Is Dead claims that Microsoft has not adequately prepared for this increase in RAM component costs. Compared to Sony, which is said to have purchased a sizable amount of RAM for its PS5 consoles at previous lower prices, Microsoft is now at risk of experiencing shortages. Not only could this impact the future stock of Xbox consoles, but Microsoft may be forced to raise the price of its hardware once again to offset increased manufacturing prices.
“They didn’t plan ahead at all,” said Moore’s Law Is Dead. “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. Multiple sources of mine have apparently been warned by sales reps at Microsoft that this is going to affect the Xbox Series consoles very, very soon. Sooner rather than later.”
