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Over the weekend, Amazon raised prices across its hardware lineup by as much as 60% due to higher memory and storage costs amid a RAM shortage driven by the AI boom, impacting devices like Echo, Fire TV, Kindle, and Eero. The company says it will run occasional promotions and that higher memory costs are likely to persist as RAM supply tightens into 2027.
SteamOS 3.8.9 adds initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware, suggesting a launch may be near, while Valve remains silent on a price amid soaring RAM and component costs that have driven console prices higher; the potential high cost could affect its appeal as Valve expands its hardware lineup alongside the Steam Deck OLED and Steam Frame talks.
Xbox chief Asha Sharma says memory costs will impact the pricing and availability of Project Helix, with no launch timeline yet, as a RAM shortage driven by AI data centers squeezes memory supply and influences next-gen console plans and Game Pass strategy.