PC and console prices still going up

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.

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 The 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 .