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Hardware price pressure hits mobile and games markets
PocketGamer.biz’s Week in Views connects rising memory/storage costs to higher device prices, including iPad and Xbox price increases.
By Gameforce Mobile News Desk · Source: PocketGamer.biz
Key facts
- Topic:
- Mobile Industry
- Published:
- June 28, 2026
- Source:
- PocketGamer.biz
- Reported by:
- Gameforce Mobile News Desk
Hardware prices are becoming a real problem for mobile and games. PocketGamer.biz’s Week in Views ties rising memory and storage costs to higher iPad and Xbox prices, and asks the uncomfortable question: how much can consumers take before the upgrade cycle starts coughing? AI may be booming, but wallets are not infinite power sources.
