{"id":885033,"date":"2026-01-14T08:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/report-xbox-playstation-could-delay-next-gen-consoles-due-to-ram-price-increases\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:26:12","slug":"report-xbox-playstation-could-delay-next-gen-consoles-due-to-ram-price-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/report-xbox-playstation-could-delay-next-gen-consoles-due-to-ram-price-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Xbox &#038; PlayStation Could Delay Next-Gen Consoles Due To RAM Price Increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body\">\n<article id=\"article\">\n<header>\n<section>\n<p>&#8220;The industry as a whole is concerned about RAM availability&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.purexbox.com\/users\/253452\/avatar.jpg?v=1583410392\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FraserG\"><\/li>\n<li>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/authors\/FraserG\">Fraser Gilbert<\/a> <span><\/span> <time data-days=\"5\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T15:20:00+00:00\">Mon 29th Dec 2025<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<section>\n<figure data-uuid=\"a2067193cd502\"><a title=\"Report: Xbox &#038; PlayStation Could Delay Next-Gen Consoles Due To RAM Price Increases\" href=\"https:\/\/images.purexbox.com\/a2067193cd502\/report-xbox-and-playstation-could-delay-next-gen-consoles-due-to-ram-price-increases.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.purexbox.com\/a2067193cd502\/report-xbox-and-playstation-could-delay-next-gen-consoles-due-to-ram-price-increases.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Report: Xbox &#038; PlayStation Could Delay Next-Gen Consoles Due To RAM Price Increases\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Back in November, we shared a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BORRBce5TGw\" rel=\"noopener\">Moore&#8217;s Law Is Dead<\/a> on YouTube that suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2025\/11\/xbox-series-xs-could-go-up-in-price-again-due-to-potential-ram-shortages-its-claimed\">Xbox Series X|S prices could increase again soon due to RAM shortages<\/a>, and there&#8217;s concern that it might delay the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/guides\/next-xbox-console-everything-we-know-so-far-about-microsofts-next-gen-system\">next Xbox console<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>Well-known insider Tom Henderson has shared via <a href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ram-prices-next-gen\/\">Insider Gaming<\/a> today that console manufacturers are &#8220;debating&#8221; whether to delay next-gen consoles from their current window of 2027-2028, in the hope that RAM manufacturers will be able to &#8220;build out their infrastructure to produce more RAM&#8221; in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a bit of what he had to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;From what we understand, the situation has led console manufacturers to debate whether the next generation of consoles should be delayed from their intended 2027-2028 release window, with the hope that RAM manufacturers will be able to build out their infrastructure to produce more RAM, thereby allowing prices to drop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Henderson mentions in the report about potential Xbox Series X|S (and PS5) price increases as well, while also noting that next-gen consoles could be &#8220;extortionate&#8221; in price when they eventually arrive.<\/p>\n<p>All of this is said to stem from the rapid demand for AI, with RAM module prices increasing &#8220;by several hundred percent in the past few months&#8221; as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2025\/03\/xbox-reporter-pretty-sure-new-console-is-set-to-launch-in-2027\">rumours have suggested Xbox is targeting a 2027 release for its next-gen console<\/a>, and we&#8217;ve speculated before how it could be announced on the exact date of Xbox&#8217;s 25th anniversary (November 15th, 2026), but perhaps we&#8217;ll now have to wait until 2028 or even later to get our hands on it.<\/p>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts on this? Let us know down in the comments section below.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>[source <a title=\"External Link: https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ram-prices-next-gen\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ram-prices-next-gen\/\">insider-gaming.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.purexbox.com\/users\/253452\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fraser Gilbert\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/authors\/FraserG\"><span><\/span> Author Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return replyTo('FraserG');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/#\"> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2025\/12\/report-xbox-and-playstation-could-delay-next-gen-consoles-due-to-ram-price-increases\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The industry as a whole is concerned about RAM availability&#8221; by Fraser Gilbert Mon 29th Dec 2025 Back in November, we shared a report from Moore&#8217;s Law Is Dead on YouTube that suggested Xbox Series X|S prices could increase again soon due to RAM shortages, and there&#8217;s concern that it might delay the next Xbox [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":885034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3014,193,104640],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-885033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-playstation","8":"category-report","9":"category-youtube-videos"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/885034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}