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Retroid upgrades handhelds with more RAM, raises prices amid AI-driven component costs

Retroid is upgrading its Pocket 5 and Flip 2 handheld gaming devices with an additional 4GB of RAM, bringing the total to 12GB. This upgrade will be automatically applied to existing unfulfilled orders. However, after July 14, the price of both devices will increase by $10, effectively removing the lower-cost RAM configurations. The company attributes these changes, in part, to the increased demand and cost of RAM driven by AI companies. AI

IMPACT Increased demand for RAM by AI companies is contributing to price hikes and product adjustments in other tech sectors.

RANK_REASON This is a product update for a consumer electronics device, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell) ·

    Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 are getting a spec bump, but will cost $10 more after July 14

    Even older emulation-focused handhelds can't escape RAMaggedon.