Sony Pushes PS5 Owners To Trade In Consoles Amid Unprecedented Price Hikes

The future of affordable video game consoles is not looking good, and hardware makers like Sony know it. The PlayStation 5 has undergone two major price hikes while the Xbox Series X has jumped in price three times in a single year. The AI-driven VRAM crisis at the heart of the issue is expected to worsen. Given the supply constraints, Sony has limited options for selling PS5s at prices customers might find acceptable.