# 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"

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- **Source:** [Gamesradar](https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/blazes-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/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a510ec424aba2fec5835c2f)
- **Published:** 2026-07-10
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a510ec424aba2fec5835c2f

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