Xbox consoles were up 86% YoY in June. I wouldn’t be surprised if people are seeing the eye-popping prices on hardware and choosing to make their purchases now. (June 2025 was also the Switch 2 release, which surely suppressed sales last year.)
That said, I think Steam’s prices–along with with other swiftly rising handheld PCs–are the canary in the coal mine here. Next gen is going to have some wild sticker shock.
Xbox consoles were up 86% YoY in June. I wouldn’t be surprised if people are seeing the eye-popping prices on hardware and choosing to make their purchases now. (June 2025 was also the Switch 2 release, which surely suppressed sales last year.)
That said, I think Steam’s prices–along with with other swiftly rising handheld PCs–are the canary in the coal mine here. Next gen is going to have some wild sticker shock.