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Muhammad Zulhusni @ Tech Wire Asia 2 place · 12/23/2025 23:00 EDT

Why video game consoles are caught in the AI memory crunch

AI data-centre demand is squeezing memory supply for video game consoles. Tariffs and weak demand raise costs and risk delays or price hikes. Video game consoles were already under strain before memory prices began rising again. Tariffs have increased manufacturing prices, consumer hardware spending has slowed, and the current generation of consoles is showing its ...

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