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	==Lawsuit==		==Lawsuit==
	A class action lawsuit was filed in California Northern District Court on 25 June 2026, accusing [[Samsung]], [[SK Hynix]] and [[Micron]] of engaging in price-fixing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Berg \|first=Lauren \|title=Major Chipmakers Sued For Price-Fixing Amid 'RAMpocalypse' \|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/2493985/major-chipmakers-sued-for-price-fixing-amid-rampocalypse- \|url-access=subscription \|website=Law360 \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260627090538/https://www.law360.com/articles/2493985/major-chipmakers-sued-for-price-fixing-amid-rampocalypse- \|archive-date=27 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mujtaba \|first=Hassan \|title=Memory Trio Samsung, SK Hynix & Micron Face Class Action Lawsuit As Prices Reach Historical High Due To Shortages \|url=https://wccftech.com/memory-trio-samsung-sk-hynix-micron-face-class-action-lawsuit/ \|website=wccftech \|date=29 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629113835/https://wccftech.com/memory-trio-samsung-sk-hynix-micron-face-class-action-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Parker \|first=Lewis \|title=Class Action Lawsuit Accuses The Three Largest RAM Manufacturers Of Colluding To Drive Up Prices \|url=https://kotaku.com/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-the-three-largest-ram-manufacturers-of-colluding-to-drive-up-prices-2000711373 \|website=Kotaku \|date=29 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0630-1355-24/https://kotaku.com:443/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-the-three-largest-ram-manufacturers-of-colluding-to-drive-up-prices-2000711373 \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Horetski \|first=Dylan \|title=New lawsuit claims RAM makers manipulated supply as AI demand exploded \|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-lawsuit-claims-ram-makers-manipulated-supply-as-ai-demand-exploded-3380638/ \|website=Dexerto \|date=29 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630045937/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-lawsuit-claims-ram-makers-manipulated-supply-as-ai-demand-exploded-3380638/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> The lawsuit is filed as ''Garciaguirre et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al'' 3:26-cv-06345<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Garciaguirre et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al \|url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/65375103/Garciaguirre_et_al_v_Samsung_Electronics_Co,_Ltd_et_al \|url-access=subscription \|website=PacerMonitor \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629073840/https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/65375103/Garciaguirre_et_al_v_Samsung_Electronics_Co,_Ltd_et_al \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref> (alternatively 5:~~2026~~-cv-06345-NC<ref>~~{{Cite web \|author=~~ \|~~title=~~Garciaguirre et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al ~~\|url=~~https://~~dockets~~.~~justia~~.~~com~~/~~docket~~/~~california~~/~~candce~~/~~5:2026cv06345~~/~~472931 \|website=Justia \|date=25 Jun~~ 2026 ~~\|access-date=29~~ Jun 2026 ~~\|url-status=live~~		A class action lawsuit was filed in California Northern District Court on 25 June 2026, accusing [[Samsung]], [[SK Hynix]] and [[Micron]] of engaging in price-fixing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Berg \|first=Lauren \|title=Major Chipmakers Sued For Price-Fixing Amid 'RAMpocalypse' \|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/2493985/major-chipmakers-sued-for-price-fixing-amid-rampocalypse- \|url-access=subscription \|website=Law360 \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260627090538/https://www.law360.com/articles/2493985/major-chipmakers-sued-for-price-fixing-amid-rampocalypse- \|archive-date=27 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mujtaba \|first=Hassan \|title=Memory Trio Samsung, SK Hynix & Micron Face Class Action Lawsuit As Prices Reach Historical High Due To Shortages \|url=https://wccftech.com/memory-trio-samsung-sk-hynix-micron-face-class-action-lawsuit/ \|website=wccftech \|date=29 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629113835/https://wccftech.com/memory-trio-samsung-sk-hynix-micron-face-class-action-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Parker \|first=Lewis \|title=Class Action Lawsuit Accuses The Three Largest RAM Manufacturers Of Colluding To Drive Up Prices \|url=https://kotaku.com/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-the-three-largest-ram-manufacturers-of-colluding-to-drive-up-prices-2000711373 \|website=Kotaku \|date=29 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0630-1355-24/https://kotaku.com:443/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-the-three-largest-ram-manufacturers-of-colluding-to-drive-up-prices-2000711373 \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Horetski \|first=Dylan \|title=New lawsuit claims RAM makers manipulated supply as AI demand exploded \|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-lawsuit-claims-ram-makers-manipulated-supply-as-ai-demand-exploded-3380638/ \|website=Dexerto \|date=29 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630045937/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-lawsuit-claims-ram-makers-manipulated-supply-as-ai-demand-exploded-3380638/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> The lawsuit is filed as ''Garciaguirre et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al'' 3:26-cv-06345<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Garciaguirre et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al \|url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/65375103/Garciaguirre_et_al_v_Samsung_Electronics_Co,_Ltd_et_al \|url-access=subscription \|website=PacerMonitor \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629073840/https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/65375103/Garciaguirre_et_al_v_Samsung_Electronics_Co,_Ltd_et_al \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref> (alternatively 5:26-cv-06345-NW<ref>''"[[:File:Garciaguirre et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.pdf\|Garciaguirre et al v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al]]"'' (PDF). ''Consumer Rights Wiki''. 25 Jun 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260701045029/https://consumerrights.wiki/images/6/65/Garciaguirre_et_al_v._Samsung_Electronics_Co.%2C_Ltd._et_al.pdf Archived] from the original on 1 Jul 2026. Retrieved 30 Jun 2026. <!-- Had to ditch the cite web template in order to wiki link the file. -Sojourna --></ref>).
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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==

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	*A significant increase in the theft of RAM sticks due to the high prices and their small size making them a lucrative easy target.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=James \|first=Luke \|title=Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=29 Nov 2025 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129165950/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zuhair \|first=Muhammad \|title=RAM Shortages Have Gone So Crazy That Thieves Are Now Actually Pulling Modules Out of PCs, Given It’s More Worthwhile Than Taking the Whole Unit \|url=https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|website=wccftech \|date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114160613/https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Frankel \|first=Todd C. \|title=How cargo thieves are stealing millions of dollars in tech hardware \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|url-access=subscription \|website=The Washington Post \|date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309140313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|quote=Thieves today are targeting the pricey computer parts driving the AI and tech booms, snatching high-speed RAM modules, advanced computer chips and server racks as they flow toward the data centers and related industries popping up across the country. The thieves are also using increasingly sophisticated means to pull off their heists.}}</ref> [[Costco]] went so far as to remove RAM from display PCs due to repeated instances of theft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batt \|first=Simon \|title=The RAM crisis has gotten so bad, Costco is removing memory from display PCs to halt theft \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|website=XDA \|date=29 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130222035/https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2026}}</ref>		*A significant increase in the theft of RAM sticks due to the high prices and their small size making them a lucrative easy target.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=James \|first=Luke \|title=Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=29 Nov 2025 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129165950/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zuhair \|first=Muhammad \|title=RAM Shortages Have Gone So Crazy That Thieves Are Now Actually Pulling Modules Out of PCs, Given It’s More Worthwhile Than Taking the Whole Unit \|url=https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|website=wccftech \|date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114160613/https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Frankel \|first=Todd C. \|title=How cargo thieves are stealing millions of dollars in tech hardware \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|url-access=subscription \|website=The Washington Post \|date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309140313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|quote=Thieves today are targeting the pricey computer parts driving the AI and tech booms, snatching high-speed RAM modules, advanced computer chips and server racks as they flow toward the data centers and related industries popping up across the country. The thieves are also using increasingly sophisticated means to pull off their heists.}}</ref> [[Costco]] went so far as to remove RAM from display PCs due to repeated instances of theft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batt \|first=Simon \|title=The RAM crisis has gotten so bad, Costco is removing memory from display PCs to halt theft \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|website=XDA \|date=29 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130222035/https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	*[[Microsoft]] announcing, on 25 June 2026, a significant price increase for its [[Xbox]] {{Wplink\|Xbox Series X and Series S\|Series X and Series S}} console for a third time that will take effect on 1 August 2026. The prior two increases occurred in May and October 2025. Microsoft stated that ''""console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027"''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tweedie \|first=Steven \|title=Microsoft is raising Xbox prices yet again due to the memory shortage — this time by $100-$150 \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-price-increase-series-x-2026-6 \|website=Business Insider \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PVCQh \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> In an earlier blog post from 10 June 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Executive Vice President Matt Booty had bluntly wrote that ''"We are in a hardware component crisis."''<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Asha \|last2=Booty \|~~first1~~=Matt \|title=Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset \|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20a%20hardware%20component%20crisis%2E \|website=[[Xbox]] \|date=10 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260610212542/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2026}}</ref>		*[[Microsoft]] announcing, on 25 June 2026, a significant price increase for its [[Xbox]] {{Wplink\|Xbox Series X and Series S\|Series X and Series S}} console for a third time that will take effect on 1 August 2026. The prior two increases occurred in May and October 2025. Microsoft stated that ''""console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027"''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tweedie \|first=Steven \|title=Microsoft is raising Xbox prices yet again due to the memory shortage — this time by $100-$150 \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-price-increase-series-x-2026-6 \|website=Business Insider \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PVCQh \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> In an earlier blog post from 10 June 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Executive Vice President Matt Booty had bluntly wrote that ''"We are in a hardware component crisis."''<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Asha \|last2=Booty \|first2=Matt \|title=Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset \|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20a%20hardware%20component%20crisis%2E \|website=[[Xbox]] \|date=10 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260610212542/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2026}}</ref>

	*Valve's highly-anticipated 2026 Steam Machine PC-console hybrid having been intended to debut at $750 USD,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coulson \|first=Josh \|title=Steam Machine Originally Believed To Have Cost $750 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|website=TheGamer \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630043526/https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> but the company was forced to drastically increase the price — to over $1000 USD for the base version — owing to the RAM shortage.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|title=Valve Says The Companies Making RAM Give Them A Price And If They Say No, They ‘Never Talk To Us Again’ \|url=https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|website=Kotaku \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623212534/https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>		*Valve's highly-anticipated 2026 Steam Machine PC-console hybrid having been intended to debut at $750 USD,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coulson \|first=Josh \|title=Steam Machine Originally Believed To Have Cost $750 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|website=TheGamer \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630043526/https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> but the company was forced to drastically increase the price — to over $1000 USD for the base version — owing to the RAM shortage.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|title=Valve Says The Companies Making RAM Give Them A Price And If They Say No, They ‘Never Talk To Us Again’ \|url=https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|website=Kotaku \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623212534/https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>

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	*[[Microsoft]] announcing, on 25 June 2026, a significant price increase for its [[Xbox]] {{Wplink\|Xbox Series X and Series S\|Series X and Series S}} console for a third time that will take effect on 1 August 2026. The prior two increases occurred in May and October 2025. Microsoft stated that ''""console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027"''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tweedie \|first=Steven \|title=Microsoft is raising Xbox prices yet again due to the memory shortage — this time by $100-$150 \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-price-increase-series-x-2026-6 \|website=Business Insider \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PVCQh \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> In an earlier blog post from 10 June 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Executive Vice President Matt Booty had bluntly wrote that ''"We are in a hardware component crisis."''<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Asha \|last2=Booty \|first1=Matt \|title=Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset \|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20a%20hardware%20component%20crisis%2E \|website=[[Xbox]] \|date=10 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260610212542/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2026}}</ref>		*[[Microsoft]] announcing, on 25 June 2026, a significant price increase for its [[Xbox]] {{Wplink\|Xbox Series X and Series S\|Series X and Series S}} console for a third time that will take effect on 1 August 2026. The prior two increases occurred in May and October 2025. Microsoft stated that ''""console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027"''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tweedie \|first=Steven \|title=Microsoft is raising Xbox prices yet again due to the memory shortage — this time by $100-$150 \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-price-increase-series-x-2026-6 \|website=Business Insider \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PVCQh \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> In an earlier blog post from 10 June 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Executive Vice President Matt Booty had bluntly wrote that ''"We are in a hardware component crisis."''<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Asha \|last2=Booty \|first1=Matt \|title=Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset \|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20a%20hardware%20component%20crisis%2E \|website=[[Xbox]] \|date=10 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260610212542/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2026}}</ref>

	*Valve's highly-anticipated 2026 Steam Machine PC-console hybrid having been intended to debut at $750 USD,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coulson \|first=Josh \|title=Steam Machine Originally Believed To Have Cost $750 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|website=TheGamer \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630043526/https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> but the company was forced to drastically increase ~~it (~~to over $1000 USD for the base version) owing to the RAM shortage.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|title=Valve Says The Companies Making RAM Give Them A Price And If They Say No, They ‘Never Talk To Us Again’ \|url=https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|website=Kotaku \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623212534/https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>		*Valve's highly-anticipated 2026 Steam Machine PC-console hybrid having been intended to debut at $750 USD,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coulson \|first=Josh \|title=Steam Machine Originally Believed To Have Cost $750 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|website=TheGamer \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630043526/https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> but the company was forced to drastically increase the price — to over $1000 USD for the base version — owing to the RAM shortage.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|title=Valve Says The Companies Making RAM Give Them A Price And If They Say No, They ‘Never Talk To Us Again’ \|url=https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|website=Kotaku \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623212534/https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>

	==Lawsuit==		==Lawsuit==

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	*The DRAM price increase has also increased the price to purchase a whole new computer, making computers a less accessible product for a regular consumer.		*The DRAM price increase has also increased the price to purchase a whole new computer, making computers a less accessible product for a regular consumer.
	*Some manufacturers selling their computers without DRAM included. One notable example is Maingear, who has started their own BYO (bring your own) RAM program.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bring your own RAM, we’ll build you a complete PC. \|url=https://maingear.com/blogs/promotions/maingear-byo-ram-program \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Maingear \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208065852/https://maingear.com/blogs/promotions/maingear-byo-ram-program \|archive-date=8 Feb 2026}}</ref>		*Some manufacturers selling their computers without DRAM included. One notable example is Maingear, who has started their own BYO (bring your own) RAM program.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bring your own RAM, we’ll build you a complete PC. \|url=https://maingear.com/blogs/promotions/maingear-byo-ram-program \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Maingear \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208065852/https://maingear.com/blogs/promotions/maingear-byo-ram-program \|archive-date=8 Feb 2026}}</ref>
	*Consumers resorting to buying DDR4 <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murtaza \|first=Fawad \|date=2026-01-22 \|title=AMD Zen 3 AM4 CPU prices surge as customers flock to desktop processors with DDR4 support \|url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Zen-3-AM4-CPU-prices-surge-as-customers-flock-to-desktop-processors-with-DDR4-support.1209042.0.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=NotebookCheck \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260224121950/https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Zen-3-AM4-CPU-prices-surge-as-customers-flock-to-desktop-processors-with-DDR4-support.1209042.0.html \|archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref>, and even DDR3, to avoid higher prices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Yee \|first=Alainia \|date=2026-01-23 \|title=Surprise! DDR3 isn’t dead—and it might be the budget PC gaming answer you need \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3040452/surprise-ddr3-isnt-dead-and-it-might-be-the-budget-pc-gaming-answer-you-need.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124075610/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3040452/surprise-ddr3-isnt-dead-and-it-might-be-the-budget-pc-gaming-answer-you-need.html \|archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinghorn \|first=Jess \|date=2026-01-14 \|title=Seeing the absolute state of memory pricing, Chinese DIY community opts for DDR3 motherboards instead \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/seeing-the-absolute-state-of-memory-pricing-chinese-diy-community-opts-for-ddr3-motherboards-instead/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260117162610/https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/seeing-the-absolute-state-of-memory-pricing-chinese-diy-community-opts-for-ddr3-motherboards-instead/ \|archive-date=17 Jan 2026}}</ref><br />		*Consumers resorting to buying DDR4,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murtaza \|first=Fawad \|date=2026-01-22 \|title=AMD Zen 3 AM4 CPU prices surge as customers flock to desktop processors with DDR4 support \|url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Zen-3-AM4-CPU-prices-surge-as-customers-flock-to-desktop-processors-with-DDR4-support.1209042.0.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=NotebookCheck \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260224121950/https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Zen-3-AM4-CPU-prices-surge-as-customers-flock-to-desktop-processors-with-DDR4-support.1209042.0.html \|archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref> and even DDR3, to avoid higher prices.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Yee \|first=Alainia \|date=2026-01-23 \|title=Surprise! DDR3 isn’t dead—and it might be the budget PC gaming answer you need \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3040452/surprise-ddr3-isnt-dead-and-it-might-be-the-budget-pc-gaming-answer-you-need.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124075610/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3040452/surprise-ddr3-isnt-dead-and-it-might-be-the-budget-pc-gaming-answer-you-need.html \|archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kinghorn \|first=Jess \|date=2026-01-14 \|title=Seeing the absolute state of memory pricing, Chinese DIY community opts for DDR3 motherboards instead \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/seeing-the-absolute-state-of-memory-pricing-chinese-diy-community-opts-for-ddr3-motherboards-instead/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260117162610/https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/seeing-the-absolute-state-of-memory-pricing-chinese-diy-community-opts-for-ddr3-motherboards-instead/ \|archive-date=17 Jan 2026}}</ref><br />
	*A significant increase in the theft of RAM sticks due to the high prices and their small size making them a lucrative easy target.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=James \|first=Luke \|title=Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=29 Nov 2025 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129165950/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zuhair \|first=Muhammad \|title=RAM Shortages Have Gone So Crazy That Thieves Are Now Actually Pulling Modules Out of PCs, Given It’s More Worthwhile Than Taking the Whole Unit \|url=https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|website=wccftech \|date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114160613/https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Frankel \|first=Todd C. \|title=How cargo thieves are stealing millions of dollars in tech hardware \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|url-access=subscription \|website=The Washington Post \|date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309140313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|quote=Thieves today are targeting the pricey computer parts driving the AI and tech booms, snatching high-speed RAM modules, advanced computer chips and server racks as they flow toward the data centers and related industries popping up across the country. The thieves are also using increasingly sophisticated means to pull off their heists.}}</ref> [[Costco]] went so far as to remove RAM from display PCs due to repeated instances of theft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batt \|first=Simon \|title=The RAM crisis has gotten so bad, Costco is removing memory from display PCs to halt theft \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|website=XDA \|date=29 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130222035/https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2026}}</ref>		*A significant increase in the theft of RAM sticks due to the high prices and their small size making them a lucrative easy target.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=James \|first=Luke \|title=Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=29 Nov 2025 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129165950/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zuhair \|first=Muhammad \|title=RAM Shortages Have Gone So Crazy That Thieves Are Now Actually Pulling Modules Out of PCs, Given It’s More Worthwhile Than Taking the Whole Unit \|url=https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|website=wccftech \|date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114160613/https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Frankel \|first=Todd C. \|title=How cargo thieves are stealing millions of dollars in tech hardware \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|url-access=subscription \|website=The Washington Post \|date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309140313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|quote=Thieves today are targeting the pricey computer parts driving the AI and tech booms, snatching high-speed RAM modules, advanced computer chips and server racks as they flow toward the data centers and related industries popping up across the country. The thieves are also using increasingly sophisticated means to pull off their heists.}}</ref> [[Costco]] went so far as to remove RAM from display PCs due to repeated instances of theft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batt \|first=Simon \|title=The RAM crisis has gotten so bad, Costco is removing memory from display PCs to halt theft \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|website=XDA \|date=29 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130222035/https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2026}}</ref>

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	On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>		On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media{{Citation needed\|reason={{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}}} will pick up on it.		The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media{{Citation needed\|reason={{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}}}<!-- Should be `Clarify` template? --> will pick up on it.

	The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>		The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>

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	On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>		On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media~~<sup>''<nowiki>[</nowiki>~~{{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}~~<nowiki>]</nowiki>''</sup>~~ will pick up on it.		The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media{{Citation needed\|reason={{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}}} will pick up on it.

	The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>		The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>

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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	The RAM shortage has caused outrage amongst consumers, talking about how manufacturers are prioritizing the profits of the AI market and ignoring regular consumers. Lots of content on social media has been posted talking about the topic and its negative impact on personal computing, for example by highlighting the potential fulfillment of Jeff Bezos' desire for consumers to rent computing power from the cloud; taking away ownership,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Corden \|first=Jez \|date=2026-01-13 \|title=Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Windows Central \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221193537/https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026}}</ref> and increasingly by making several YouTube videos stating how this will impact the future of home computing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=MonkeyExplains \|first= \|date=2026-01-18 \|title=RAM Prices Are Worse Then You Think \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOREULEqRU \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=~~Youtube~~ \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=IfOREULEqRU \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gamers Nexus \|date=2025-12-05 \|title=WTF Just Happened? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-eeJP0J7c&t=633s \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=~~Youtube~~ \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=9A-eeJP0J7c \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>		The RAM shortage has caused outrage amongst consumers, talking about how manufacturers are prioritizing the profits of the AI market and ignoring regular consumers. Lots of content on social media has been posted talking about the topic and its negative impact on personal computing, for example by highlighting the potential fulfillment of Jeff Bezos' desire for consumers to rent computing power from the cloud; taking away ownership,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Corden \|first=Jez \|date=2026-01-13 \|title=Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Windows Central \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221193537/https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026}}</ref> and increasingly by making several YouTube videos stating how this will impact the future of home computing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=MonkeyExplains \|first= \|date=2026-01-18 \|title=RAM Prices Are Worse Then You Think \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOREULEqRU \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=IfOREULEqRU \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gamers Nexus \|date=2025-12-05 \|title=WTF Just Happened? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-eeJP0J7c&t=633s \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=9A-eeJP0J7c \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	Current market data suggests that many consumers are actively choosing not to purchase newer, higher priced graphics cards such as the RTX 50 series. The Steam Hardware & Software Survey<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Steam Hardware Survey August 2025: Key Changes, Trends, and Takeaways \|url=https://gaming.news/codex/steam-hardware-survey-august-2025-key-changes-trends-and-takeaways/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-07 \|website=Gaming.News}}</ref> shows that mainstream adoption continues to favor more affordable, mid-range GPUs, with models like the RTX 4060 overtaking the RTX 3060 as the most widely used. Even within the latest generation, the RTX 5070 leads over lower-tier alternatives, indicating selective upgrades rather than broad adoption.		Current market data suggests that many consumers are actively choosing not to purchase newer, higher priced graphics cards such as the RTX 50 series. The Steam Hardware & Software Survey<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-08 \|title=Steam Hardware Survey August 2025: Key Changes, Trends, and Takeaways \|url=https://gaming.news/codex/steam-hardware-survey-august-2025-key-changes-trends-and-takeaways/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-07 \|website=Gaming.News}}</ref> shows that mainstream adoption continues to favor more affordable, mid-range GPUs, with models like the RTX 4060 overtaking the RTX 3060 as the most widely used. Even within the latest generation, the RTX 5070 leads over lower-tier alternatives, indicating selective upgrades rather than broad adoption.

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	Price increases across consumer hardware are officially attributed to “market conditions.”<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-04 \|title=New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player \|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=~~https://blog.playstation.com~~}}</ref> However, based on statements made during earnings calls<ref name=":2" />, this does not appear to be the full explanation. The companies themselves report rising hardware sales and increased revenue, suggesting that the higher costs could have been absorbed without necessarily raising prices.		Price increases across consumer hardware are officially attributed to “market conditions.”<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-04 \|title=New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player \|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[PlayStation]]}}</ref> However, based on statements made during earnings calls,<ref name=":2" /> this does not appear to be the full explanation. The companies themselves report rising hardware sales and increased revenue, suggesting that the higher costs could have been absorbed without necessarily raising prices.

	Although memory prices have increased, these companies had already planned ahead to mitigate such cost pressures without suffering significant financial drawbacks. As mentioned in earnings calls, preparations made between 2024 and 2026 were intended to offset these challenges, this can be seen on the basis of the operating income that was already adjusted for the 2026 forecast<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-05-02 \|title=Q3 FY2025 Consolidated Financial Results \|url=https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q3_sonypre.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=~~https://www.sony.com~~ \|page=8}}</ref>. Therefore, the decision to raise prices appears to be less about necessity and more about an opportunity to increase profitability, rather than relying on those earlier preparations to absorb the costs<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-18 \|title=Sony plans to minimize effect of rising PlayStation 5 memory costs by boosting software and network service revenue, according to CFO \|url=https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sony-plans-to-minimize-effect-of-rising-playstation-5-memory-costs-by-boosting-software-and-network-service-revenue-according-to-cfo/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=~~https://automaton-media.com~~}}</ref>.		Although memory prices have increased, these companies had already planned ahead to mitigate such cost pressures without suffering significant financial drawbacks. As mentioned in earnings calls, preparations made between 2024 and 2026 were intended to offset these challenges, this can be seen on the basis of the operating income that was already adjusted for the 2026 forecast.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-05-02 \|title=Q3 FY2025 Consolidated Financial Results \|url=https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q3_sonypre.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]] \|page=8}}</ref> Therefore, the decision to raise prices appears to be less about necessity and more about an opportunity to increase profitability, rather than relying on those earlier preparations to absorb the costs.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-18 \|title=Sony plans to minimize effect of rising PlayStation 5 memory costs by boosting software and network service revenue, according to CFO \|url=https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sony-plans-to-minimize-effect-of-rising-playstation-5-memory-costs-by-boosting-software-and-network-service-revenue-according-to-cfo/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Automaton}}</ref>

	==Consequences==		==Consequences==

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	*A significant increase in the theft of RAM sticks due to the high prices and their small size making them a lucrative easy target.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=James \|first=Luke \|title=Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=29 Nov 2025 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129165950/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zuhair \|first=Muhammad \|title=RAM Shortages Have Gone So Crazy That Thieves Are Now Actually Pulling Modules Out of PCs, Given It’s More Worthwhile Than Taking the Whole Unit \|url=https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|website=wccftech \|date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114160613/https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Frankel \|first=Todd C. \|title=How cargo thieves are stealing millions of dollars in tech hardware \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|url-access=subscription \|website=The Washington Post \|date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309140313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|quote=Thieves today are targeting the pricey computer parts driving the AI and tech booms, snatching high-speed RAM modules, advanced computer chips and server racks as they flow toward the data centers and related industries popping up across the country. The thieves are also using increasingly sophisticated means to pull off their heists.}}</ref> [[Costco]] went so far as to remove RAM from display PCs due to repeated instances of theft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batt \|first=Simon \|title=The RAM crisis has gotten so bad, Costco is removing memory from display PCs to halt theft \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|website=XDA \|date=29 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130222035/https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2026}}</ref>		*A significant increase in the theft of RAM sticks due to the high prices and their small size making them a lucrative easy target.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=James \|first=Luke \|title=Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|date=29 Nov 2025 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129165950/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/package-theft-leaves-pc-builder-without-ddr5 \|archive-date=29 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zuhair \|first=Muhammad \|title=RAM Shortages Have Gone So Crazy That Thieves Are Now Actually Pulling Modules Out of PCs, Given It’s More Worthwhile Than Taking the Whole Unit \|url=https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|website=wccftech \|date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114160613/https://wccftech.com/ram-shortages-have-gone-so-crazy-that-thieves-are-now-actually-pulling-modules-out-of-pc/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Frankel \|first=Todd C. \|title=How cargo thieves are stealing millions of dollars in tech hardware \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|url-access=subscription \|website=The Washington Post \|date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309140313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/09/cargo-theft-ai-chips-data-centers/ \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|quote=Thieves today are targeting the pricey computer parts driving the AI and tech booms, snatching high-speed RAM modules, advanced computer chips and server racks as they flow toward the data centers and related industries popping up across the country. The thieves are also using increasingly sophisticated means to pull off their heists.}}</ref> [[Costco]] went so far as to remove RAM from display PCs due to repeated instances of theft.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batt \|first=Simon \|title=The RAM crisis has gotten so bad, Costco is removing memory from display PCs to halt theft \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|website=XDA \|date=29 Jan 2026 \|access-date=20 May 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130222035/https://www.xda-developers.com/ram-crisis-gotten-so-bad-costco-removing-memory-from-display-pcs/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	*[[Microsoft]] announcing, on 25 June 2026, a significant price increase for its [[Xbox]] {{Wplink\|Xbox Series X and Series S\|Series X and Series S}} console for a third time that will take effect on 1 August 2026. The prior two increases occurred in May and October 2025. Microsoft stated that ''""console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027"''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tweedie \|first=Steven \|title=Microsoft is raising Xbox prices yet again due to the memory shortage — this time by $100-$150 \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-price-increase-series-x-2026-6 \|website=Business Insider \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PVCQh \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> In an earlier blog post from 10 June 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Executive Vice President Matt Booty had bluntly wrote that ''"We are in a hardware component crisis."''<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Asha \|last2=Booty \|~~first1~~=Matt \|title=Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset \|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20a%20hardware%20component%20crisis%2E \|website=[[Xbox]] \|date=10 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260610212542/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2026}}</ref>		*[[Microsoft]] announcing, on 25 June 2026, a significant price increase for its [[Xbox]] {{Wplink\|Xbox Series X and Series S\|Series X and Series S}} console for a third time that will take effect on 1 August 2026. The prior two increases occurred in May and October 2025. Microsoft stated that ''""console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027"''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Tweedie \|first=Steven \|title=Microsoft is raising Xbox prices yet again due to the memory shortage — this time by $100-$150 \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-price-increase-series-x-2026-6 \|website=Business Insider \|date=25 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PVCQh \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> In an earlier blog post from 10 June 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Executive Vice President Matt Booty had bluntly wrote that ''"We are in a hardware component crisis."''<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Asha \|last2=Booty \|first2=Matt \|title=Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset \|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20a%20hardware%20component%20crisis%2E \|website=[[Xbox]] \|date=10 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260610212542/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/10/next-100-days-xbox-reset/ \|archive-date=10 Jun 2026}}</ref>

	*Valve's highly-anticipated 2026 Steam Machine PC-console hybrid having been intended to debut at $750 USD,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coulson \|first=Josh \|title=Steam Machine Originally Believed To Have Cost $750 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|website=TheGamer \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630043526/https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> but the company was forced to drastically increase the price — to over $1000 USD for the base version — owing to the RAM shortage.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|title=Valve Says The Companies Making RAM Give Them A Price And If They Say No, They ‘Never Talk To Us Again’ \|url=https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|website=Kotaku \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623212534/https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>		*Valve's highly-anticipated 2026 Steam Machine PC-console hybrid having been intended to debut at $750 USD,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coulson \|first=Josh \|title=Steam Machine Originally Believed To Have Cost $750 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|website=TheGamer \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260630043526/https://www.thegamer.com/steam-machine-original-price/ \|archive-date=30 Jun 2026}}</ref> but the company was forced to drastically increase the price — to over $1000 USD for the base version — owing to the RAM shortage.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|title=Valve Says The Companies Making RAM Give Them A Price And If They Say No, They ‘Never Talk To Us Again’ \|url=https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|website=Kotaku \|date=23 Jun 2026 \|access-date=29 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260623212534/https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575 \|archive-date=23 Jun 2026}}</ref>

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	On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>		On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media{{Citation needed\|reason={{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}}} will pick up on it.		The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media{{Citation needed\|reason={{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}}}<!-- Should be `Clarify` template? --> will pick up on it.

	The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>		The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>

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	On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>		On October 1st 2025, OpenAI signed deals with major memory manufacturers to secure 40% of global RAM production.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shilov \|first=Anton \|date=2025-10-01 \|title=OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|access-date=2026-02-11 \|website=Tom's Hardware \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115053840/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month \|archive-date=15 Jan 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, RAM prices have tripled compared to October 2025. By late 2026, AI datacenters are expected to take 70% of all RAM usage. It is expected the RAM shortage could last until 2028.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=Darragh \|date=2026-01-14 \|title='DRAM shortages could persist for quite some time now': Micron on RAM crisis lasting until 2028 with high AI demand, 'we are still servicing the consumer market' \|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Tom's Guide \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222085320/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/theres-just-not-enough-supply-to-go-around-micron-believes-ram-shortage-wont-improve-until-2028-at-least-until-the-ai-demand-starts-to-fade-away \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media~~<sup>''<nowiki>[</nowiki>~~{{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}~~<nowiki>]</nowiki>''</sup>~~ will pick up on it.		The shortage is being further accelerated by hardware manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, Valve, and other companies with a vested interest in securing RAM for their devices. These include products like gaming consoles, smart TVs, and handheld systems. Many of these companies are already locking in exclusive deals to secure RAM supplies separate from the AI-related demand mentioned above. Earning calls from Sony<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-25 \|title=FY2025 Q3 Earnings Announcement \|url=https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20260205/L2qGzweh/202603_3q_02_en/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=[[Sony]]}}</ref> and Nintendo<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-03-02 \|title=Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Online) Nintendo Co., Ltd. \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260204e.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-04-06 \|website=Nintendo Japan \|page=1, A1}}</ref> reveal this even before the Media{{Citation needed\|reason={{Wplink\|Weasel word\|who?}}}} will pick up on it.

	The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>		The effects are already becoming visible in 2026, with higher prices for consumer hardware<ref name=":1" />. Instead of absorbing these costs, companies are passing them on to customers. Their explanation typically points to market conditions, tariffs, and similar factors.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vigliarolo \|first=Brandon \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260120092508/https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/acer_hikes_us_prices/ \|archive-date=20 January 2026 \|access-date=4 May 2026 \|website=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hachman \|first=Mark \|date=5 Jan 2026 \|title=Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213081617/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3021660/computer-prices-could-go-up-by-20-due-to-ram-shortage-pc-makers-warn.html \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|website=PC World}}</ref>