{"slug": "pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up", "title": "PC and console prices still going up", "summary": "PC and console prices continue to rise, with an HP Victus 15.6 gaming laptop that cost $600 last year now priced at $955 at Best Buy, according to Boing Boing. The price surge is driven by AI datacenters consuming component supply, impacting gamers hardest.", "body_md": "The computer [component price crisis](https://boingboing.net/2026/03/25/ayaneo-suspends-pre-orders-for-portable-pc-blaming-component-costs.html), driven by AI datacenters snapping it all up for the slop trade, has crushed few so hard as the gamers. The laptop I bought my son for $600 last year is currently [$955 at the same shop.](https://www.bestbuy.com/product/hp-victus-15-6-144hz-full-hd-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-7445hs-2023-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4050-512gb-ssd-mica-silver/JJGH2L8JVV) — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/08/02/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up.html)\n\nThe post [PC and console prices still going up](https://boingboing.net/2026/08/02/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/08/02/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up.html", "published_at": "2026-08-03 00:50:33+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-03 02:15:25.862195+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Boing Boing", "Best Buy", "HP Victus 15.6", "AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS", "Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pc-and-console-prices-still-going-up.jsonld"}}