haxxiy 6 hours ago
The issue is being a bit overblown. While some spot prices have increased over 170% due to supply squeeze at the consumer end, contract prices are up less than 50% and are expected to stabilize across 2026 (according to TrendForce and other industry analysts, at least).
This makes OEM PCs and consoles ~ 10% more expensive to manufacture, and that's definitely not grounds for $1,000 hardware...
