TechInsights Sees Console Growth Slowing Through 2030 as Memory Costs Drive Higher Prices
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Updated · techinsights.com · Jun 17
TechInsights Sees Console Growth Slowing Through 2030 as Memory Costs Drive Higher Prices
2 articles · Updated · techinsights.com · Jun 17
Summary
TechInsights says the game console market, which returned to growth in 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2 demand, will face slower expansion through 2030 as hardware becomes more expensive.
Rising memory costs are the main pressure point, with suppliers favoring higher-margin AI datacenter demand and forcing Sony, Microsoft and other console makers to lift prices to protect margins.
Higher prices are expected to lengthen upgrade cycles, pushing consumers to keep consoles longer and lean more on backward compatibility instead of buying new hardware.
That shift could weaken mainstream hardware demand even as Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft keep expanding software, subscription and service ecosystems.
By 2030, TechInsights expects growth to depend less on console shipments and more on digital content, recurring revenue and lower-cost alternatives such as cloud gaming.