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22 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM	Tom's Hardware	3.0	Spending on physical games falls to lowest on record since 1995 — US console sales plunge 39% in July as memory costs push average price to $542 US console sales fell 39% in July, with memory costs pushing the average console price to $542, while spending on physical games dropped to its lowest level since 1995. The data points to rising component costs and a structural shift away from physical media in gaming. Why: For builders in Malaysia running AI/ML workloads or edge devices, rising memory costs feeding into consumer hardware pricing is a signal that DRAM/NAND pricing pressure could also affect GPU and cloud infrastructure budgets. If you are planning hardware procurement or edge deployment costs for 2026, factor in memory-driven price inflation rather than assuming continued cost declines. hardware memory-costs consumer-electronics

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22 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM

Tom's Hardware

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Spending on physical games falls to lowest on record since 1995 — US console sales plunge 39% in July as memory costs push average price to $542

US console sales fell 39% in July, with memory costs pushing the average console price to $542, while spending on physical games dropped to its lowest level since 1995. The data points to rising component costs and a structural shift away from physical media in gaming.

Why: For builders in Malaysia running AI/ML workloads or edge devices, rising memory costs feeding into consumer hardware pricing is a signal that DRAM/NAND pricing pressure could also affect GPU and cloud infrastructure budgets. If you are planning hardware procurement or edge deployment costs for 2026, factor in memory-driven price inflation rather than assuming continued cost declines.