Technology
Saturday, 6/27, 11:08 PM
From consoles to laptops, tech firms blame AI for steep price rises
- Apple, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have all raised prices on major devices in 2026, pointing to the same culprit: the AI boom is soaking up the world's supply of memory chips and driving up their cost.
- But analysts are divided on whether AI is the whole story — or a convenient one.


