Blaze's affordable Super Pocket handheld has been hit with a price hike due to AI component demand, despite absorbing "rising costs across manufacturing, components, and freight for as long as possible"
Blaze has announced a price hike for its Super Pocket handheld and Evercade cartridges in the UK and Europe, and AI demand for memory and storage is to blame.
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