Blaze's affordable Super Pocket handheld has been hit with a price hike due to AI component demand, despite absorbing "rising costs across manufacturing, components, and freight for as long as possible"
Blaze has announced a price increase for its Super Pocket handheld and Evercade cartridges in the UK and Europe, citing rising costs for manufacturing, components, and freight, particularly due to demand for AI components. The Super Pocket will now cost between £59.99 / €69.99, and Evercade cartridges will be £24.99 / €29.99. Prices remain unchanged in the US due to recent tariff reductions.
- Entities
- Topic: Component Shortage
- Topic: Pricing
- Company: Activision
- Topic: Handheld Consoles
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Company: Blaze
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Game: Super Pocket
- Person: Andrew Byatt
- Game: Evercade
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