PlayStation 6 Memory Costs Could Exceed $700, Pushing Console Price Past $1,000

The PlayStation 6's memory components alone could cost over $700, potentially pushing the console's total price past $1,000, according to an AMD insider. This reflects soaring hardware costs driven by the AI industry's demand for key components. The insider, known as "KeplerL2," estimates RAM and flash storage will exceed $680, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. The AI boom has increased competition for suppliers like NVIDIA, sharply raising prices for consumer technology, including SSDs, over the past three years. Rising costs have shifted console market strategies, with manufacturers less able to subsidize hardware losses through game sales. Industry leaders like Epic's Tim Sweeney and Xbox's Asha Sharma acknowledge AI's impact may exclude some players, while current consoles are already the first to increase in price over their lifetimes.