{"id":365564,"date":"2026-04-01T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=415301"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:40:40","slug":"the-ram-crisis-has-caused-this-portable-console-company-to-potentially-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-ram-crisis-has-caused-this-portable-console-company-to-potentially-close\/","title":{"rendered":"The RAM crisis has caused this portable console company to potentially close"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The production of the KONKR Pocket FIT 8 Elite by Ayaneo has been severely affected by rising production costs and a shortage of components, in a scenario that some have dubbed &#8216;RAMageddon&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This crisis is influencing not only the new generation of portable devices but also multiple video game and hardware projects globally. Despite these setbacks, <strong>Ayaneo has started shipping the Pocket FIT 8 Elite units to Indiegogo backers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ayaneo Suspends Next 2 Handheld Sales as Component Pricing Becomes &quot;Unsustainable&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zhMd0UhrIT\">https:\/\/t.co\/zhMd0UhrIT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCQAhmgyBb\">pic.twitter.com\/xCQAhmgyBb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TechPowerUp (@TechPowerUp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TechPowerUp\/status\/2036461829065511377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RAM is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/creo-que-es-inevitable-que-todas-las-consolas-suban-su-precio-pero-tambien-que-pasemos-por-el-aro-de-momento\">the culprit of this gaming apocalypse<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ayaneo, which launched this promising device in January of this year, is currently facing serious supply chain difficulties. The company has indicated that it will compensate eligible backers for shipping delays by adopting an &#8220;produce and ship immediately&#8221; approach.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, projections indicate that costs will continue to rise, which could compromise the long-term sustainability of the product.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AYANEO suspends NEXT 2 handheld pre-orders due to a dramatic increase in storage prices.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HCl1EEGgwf\">https:\/\/t.co\/HCl1EEGgwf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wccftech (@wccftech) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wccftech\/status\/2036477780104200496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices are volatile and can fluctuate dramatically, discouraging impulsive purchases and requiring consumers to stay informed about availability. It is suggested to consider buying refurbished or second-hand devices as a viable option in this context.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current landscape of gaming hardware could be paving the way for an era where taking advantage of older or second-hand devices becomes the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the gaming community is wondering <strong>whether Ayaneo and other smaller companies will be able to recover and offer interesting new devices<\/strong> in the future. Uncertainty persists, so consumers should stay alert to market trends before making significant investments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The production of the KONKR Pocket FIT 8 Elite by Ayaneo has been severely affected by rising production costs and component shortages, in a scenario that some have dubbed &#8216;RAMageddon&#8217;. This crisis is impacting not only the new generation of portable devices but also multiple video game and hardware projects globally. Despite these setbacks, Ayaneo has begun shipping units of the Pocket FIT 8 Elite to Indiegogo backers. RAM is to blame for this entire gaming apocalypse Ayaneo, which launched this promising device in January of this [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":365565,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-365564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365564"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365577,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365564\/revisions\/365577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365564"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=365564"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=365564"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=365564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}