- GameStop lists a used PlayStation 5 Pro at $1,399.99 against the $899.99 Sony list price, and Best Buy sells the console for over $1,500.
- The article attributes the shortage to AI data-center demand for high-bandwidth memory, which has constrained DRAM supply for consumer devices.
- Internal Sony memos reported by Playfront state the PS5 Pro shortage would persist through early 2027 at the earliest.
- Sony introduced a lottery system in Japan to limit reseller markups, and the article states inflated prices are likely to persist with no end to the shortage in sight.
- GameStop shares fell 1.9% to $24.76 on October 7, 2026, and Sagenoodle reports no verified same-day company development explains the move.
- Unusual GME call option buying of 376,897 contracts, a 126% increase over typical daily volume, followed insider purchases that included CEO Ryan Cohen's September buy of 1,150,680 shares.
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“through early 2027 at the earliest.”
“This month, video game hardware sales hit a 13-year low.”