Xbox is struggling for stock so bad that it's asking ex-users to trade-in - Windows Central
Microsoft is actively contacting lapsed users who own dormant Xbox consoles to encourage trade-ins amid severe global hardware shortages. The ongoing RAM crisis, exacerbated by tech companies hoarding memory components for AI development, has heavily impacted console production and pricing.
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Demonstrates the widespread hardware manufacturing impacts of the AI boom, which is squeezing supply chains and driving up costs for consumer electronics like video game consoles right before major releases like GTA 6.
The console stock situation is so dire now that Microsoft is targeting lapsed users with second, dormant Xbox consoles to recommend trading-in. The RAM crisis continues.
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Click for next article Supplies of Xbox consoles are either non-existent or too expensive. (Image credit: Windows Central) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Bluesky Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The console industry continues to reel from the RAMpocalypse, and Xbox is certainly feeling it.
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