PS6 price update is bad news for millions of gamers

At launch, the price of a PlayStation 6 could be out of reach for many—if not most—gamers. Right now, the PS5 retails for about $200 more than it did at launch, due to the rising price of components. In particular, the skyrocketing cost of RAM, driven ever upwards by the massive demands of AI data centers, is having an outsized effect on the cost of consoles. Some are even speculating that a next-generation console, such as the PS6, could cost more than $1000.