Surprise surprise, the Nex Playground is the latest console to get a price bump

Everything related to video games is getting more expensiveand soon that will include a budget-friendly console. Nex Playground – a Kinect-like device aimed at families who… It made headlines by outselling Xbox during the holidays last year – It will cost $299 starting April 1, an increase of $50.

in Statement on the Nex Playground websiteco-founder and CEO David Lee cited a number of familiar reasons for the high price point:

Over the past six months, the cost of key components – particularly memory (DDR) and storage (eMMC) – has risen significantly across the industry. These increases are driven in part by the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure…

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