As Xbox gets pricier, Microsoft launches Buy Now, Pay Later scheme for consoles

The Buy Now Pay Later system available on the Microsoft Store is offered in collaboration with PayPal and it lets you spread your purchase across 24 installments.

It’s a bad time to want a new computer
It’s a bad time to want a new computer

It’s not exactly surprising that RAMaggeddon is making new tech hardware really expensive. But if you’ve been in the market for things like a new computer or tablet, this week has been filled with sticker shock. Given how many companies announced price hikes related to component shortages, it seems unlikely things will get cheaper any […]

Microsoft raises Xbox console prices for the third time in 13 months, pushing the Series X to $800
Microsoft raises Xbox console prices for the third time in 13 months, pushing the Series X to $800

Microsoft is raising the price of every Xbox console by $100 to $150, effective August 1. The increases push the Xbox Series X with a disc drive to $800, up $300 from its original $500 launch price in November 2020. It is the third time Microsoft has r…

Here’s a bunch of Prime Day deals on keyboards, mice, and other peripherals we like
Here’s a bunch of Prime Day deals on keyboards, mice, and other peripherals we like

RAMageddon has come for computers. The price of memory chips, hard drives, and solid state storage has skyrocketed. That’s led to price increases on desktop and laptop RAM, SSDs, spinning hard drives, and pretty much everything that uses any of those things. Consoles are more expensive. Desktops are more expensive. Laptops are more expensive. Tablets […]

Following Apple, Microsoft Dramatically Hikes Xbox Prices, Again

Just hours after Apple increased its hardware prices across the board, Microsoft is doing the same with its Xbox consoles. For the third time.

Microsoft just raised the price of Xbox consoles by up to $150 

The price of the 512GB storage model is going up by $100, while the 1TB variant will see its price go up by $150 in the US.

Valve clarifies that all Steam Machines have a single 16GB RAM stick — here’s what this means, and why I think it’s another reason gamers may hold off buying the PC
Valve clarifies that all Steam Machines have a single 16GB RAM stick — here’s what this means, and why I think it’s another reason gamers may hold off buying the PC

A previous statement from Valve indicating that the Steam Machine was a ‘RAM lottery’ in terms of memory configuration was, in fact, mistaken.

Xbox prices spike another $100 or more
Xbox prices spike another $100 or more

Microsoft is increasing the prices of Xbox consoles again. Starting August 1st, 512GB models will be $100 more expensive, while 1TB models will be $150 more expensive. This means that the Xbox Series S will start at $499.99, the Xbox Series X without a disc drive will start at $749.99, and the Series X with […]

Pokémon Legends Z-A is is easily the best Pokémon game in years — and right now it’s $25 off for Prime Day
Pokémon Legends Z-A is is easily the best Pokémon game in years — and right now it’s $25 off for Prime Day

Struggling with Pokémon Champions? This Nintendo Switch 2 Prime Day deal could genuinely help you win more games.