Sony and Nintendo are reportedly feeling the pinch of RAM shortages as demand for AI data centers is taking a growing share of memory chip production. Industry sources are quoted as saying that in response to rising costs and decreasing chip supply, Sony is considering pushing back the release of its next PlayStation console “to 2028 or 2029”. bloombergWhile Nintendo may raise the price of its Switch 2 console by $450 this year.
This delay would differ significantly from Sony’s normal release schedule, which has launched a new console generation every six to seven years since the introduction of the original PlayStation in 1994. Since the current PlayStation 5 console was released in November 2020, it was expected to launch before the end of 2027.
The memory shortage is also a blow to Nintendo, which did not increase the Switch 2 launch price last year despite Trump’s sweeping tariffs. bloomberg No specific information has been given about how much the price may increase. We’ve contacted Sony and Nintendo for comment.
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