Evercade Announces Price Hikes Due to AI Integration Costs
Evercade 宣佈因人工智慧整合成本而漲價
更新於: 2026年7月13日 上午12:45
On July 10, 2026, Blaze Entertainment, the maker of the Evercade retro gaming ecosystem, announced significant price increases for its products in the UK and Europe.
2026年7月10日，Evercade復古遊戲生態系統的製造商Blaze Entertainment宣布，其產品在英國與歐洲的價格將大幅上漲。
The company cited the global AI boom as the primary driver for these rising costs.
該公司指出，全球人工智慧熱潮是導致成本上升的主要推手。
As AI datacenters demand massive amounts of memory and flash storage, the supply of components like DRAM and NAND has tightened, causing a spike in costs—a phenomenon analysts are calling 'RAMageddon.'
由於AI數據中心對記憶體與快閃記憶體的需求龐大，導致DRAM與NAND等元件供應吃緊，進而引發成本飆升——分析師將此現象稱為「記憶體末日」（RAMageddon）。
Blaze Entertainment noted that it had been absorbing these manufacturing and freight costs for some time, but could no longer sustain the pressure.
Blaze Entertainment表示，他們過去一段時間一直在自行吸收這些製造與運費成本，但已無法承受如此壓力。
Consequently, the price of Evercade cartridges has risen to £24.99 and €29.99, while Super Pocket handhelds now cost £59.99 and €69.99 in their respective regions.
因此，Evercade遊戲卡帶的價格已漲至24.99英鎊與29.99歐元，而Super Pocket掌機在各地區的價格也分別調整為59.99英鎊與69.99歐元。
Notably, the United States remains unaffected due to favorable tariff reductions.
值得注意的是，美國市場因享有優惠的關稅減免而未受影響。
Despite these changes, popular consoles like the Evercade VS-R and EXP-R keep their current pricing.
儘管價格有所調整，Evercade VS-R與EXP-R等熱門主機仍維持現行定價。
CEO Andrew Byatt emphasized that this decision was not taken lightly, reaffirming the company's commitment to its physical-first, curated gaming philosophy.
執行長Andrew Byatt強調，做出此決定並非易事，並重申公司對於「實體優先、精選遊戲」理念的堅持。
Moving forward, the company has also simplified its structure by implementing unified pricing for all cartridge types.
展望未來，該公司也已簡化架構，對所有類型的遊戲卡帶實施統一價格。
