Sky-high prices risk disaster for a console market struggling to grow | Opinion
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S&P Global forecasts console unit sales will slump to 27 million in 2026, down from 45 million in the early 2020s, with recovery remaining slow through 2030. High component costs and inflated hardware prices are expected to depress sales for years.
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