It’s Officially Time to Delay the Next Generation of PlayStation and Xbox Consoles

In the latest apocalypse related to video game news, the Steam Deck OLED has finally been restocked—but with massive price increases that are likely to herald even steeper prices for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and any really gamer in the future. And quite frankly, it’s just unsustainable, and it’s not an economy that can handle the release of the PlayStation 6 or Xbox Helix (both rumored for Holiday 20207). The 512 GB OLED Model jumped $240, from $549 to $789, and the 1TB Model jumped a whopping $300, from $649 to $949. Unfortunately, it’s the result of increased economic strain within the United States and abroad, as well as the ongoing RAMageddon supply issues due to AI data centers.