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Steam Deck Announces Inventory Issues, ROG Xbox Ally X Gets Price Hike Thanks To Computer Hardware Shortages
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Steam Deck Announces Inventory Issues, ROG Xbox Ally X Gets Price Hike Thanks To Computer Hardware Shortages
Between American president Donald Trump’s chaotic, fly-by-night tariff strategy and the ever-rising power demands of AI technology, it has long since been a widely accepted fact that the world’s current computer hardware shortage would eventually come for the video game industry – and though the Nintendo Switch 2 was able to dodge it, that moment has finally arrived, with both the Steam Deck and ROG Xbox Ally X announcing resulting changes to th…
The shortage spread throughout the PC industry has been affecting consumers for months, especially those who try to buy new PC parts or upgrade old ones. However, we are now beginning to see that gaming hardware as a whole suffers from shortages of stocks and price rises. Yesterday we talked about the Steam Deck being sold out in the US. Another portable PC is also going through this at the moment, specifically the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X. As Otaku…
ROG Xbox Ally X Gets Nearly $200 Price Hike in Japan Amidst Global Memory and Storage Shortages
The price of the ROG Xbox Ally X has reportedly been hiked in Japan. The handheld's price has gone up from JPY 139,800 ($910) to JPY 169,800 ($1,106) — a hike of JPY 30,000, or nearly $200. Asus has not announced a reason for the price hike, but it could be due to global memory and storage shortages.
In 2026, the price of several high-tech products could be impacted by the crisis of memory... and the ROG Xbox Ally X of Asus is no exception.
The ROG Xbox Ally X suddenly costs significantly more in Japan. Asus raises the price by 196 dollars – probably because of global memory shortages.
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