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Well, AMD (or were those rumors?) said that there won't be high end RDNA4 parts, so they can use those already buy waffers to make other things.

But yeah, they all go after the biggest money source. Nothing new here.

By the way, here are a couple articles that didn't made it into the news:

Okay game marketing, you win this round because this custom Starfield PC is stunning
https://www.pcgamer.com/okay-game-marketing-you-win-this-round-because-this-custom-starfield-pc-is-stunning/
Alright, I guess the marketing people win this one. I know it's one hundred per cent about getting people to talk about both Starfield and the various people involved in building it, but I am so obsessed with this custom gaming PC. Modelled after the consoles in your Starfield star ship, this rig is a stunner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmUTZehqEvs

It's got some neat hardware inside, both the Core i7 13700K CPU and Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU stand out, but it's the outside and the integration of that MASSIVE front panel screen and physical indicator buttons that really grabs me.

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You can enter a prize draw to win the PC via SkyTech, and the fact that I've given it a plug means the marketing has worked. But hoo-boy, they better hide it good, because I'm going to find out where they're hiding it and bring my Digipick.

Early numbers indicate AMD's 7800 XT GPU is a hit. The 7700 XT not so much
https://www.pcgamer.com/early-numbers-indicate-amds-7800-xt-gpu-is-a-hit-the-7700-xt-not-so-much/
Early sales figures for AMD's new Radeon RX 7800 XT indicate that it's a hit with gamers. Numbers from German retailer Mindfactory make the 7800 XT the second most successful day one seller this year with around 400 units.

Only Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti has edged it, with an estimate 400 to 450 units sold on day one. However, Mindfactory managed to shift just 40 examples of the 7700 XT on day one. That's one tenth the volume. Yikes.

These figures tally with other obvious indications of demand for the new GPUs. On Newegg, all variants of the 7800 XT sold out on day one. Happily, restocking has been taking place and as we write these words two days after launch, there are three 7800 XT variants available on Newegg, one of which is offered at the 7800 XT's $499 MSRP.

By contrast, the 7700 XT has only seen one or two variants sell out and at the time of writing, all but one is showing availability.

Looks like AMD's upselling strategy worked well this time, and it was easy to see after the reviews that the 7800XT was going to do well.

The question I have, then, is why MSI decided to skip this launch?