The reasoning is fairly straightforward: the same factors that forced Sony’s hand, like rising memory costs, supply shortages, and inflation, are affecting the entire industry, not just one company. A big part of the problem comes down to components, especially memory. The ongoing global memory shortage, fueled in part by massive demand from AI data centers, is pushing up the cost of DRAM and storage. At the same time, broader economic pressures, including inflation and supply chain...
