Nvidia Is Going To Massively Raise GPU Prices/Cut Supply For Gamers

[Pemalite]

SvennoJ said:

Pemalite said:

The increased prices are coming to consoles as well. Whenever the PC gets screwed over, there is a trickle-down impact to consoles that literally use the same PC technology.

There is just a pricing delay due to supply/contract agreements... But I would expect sticker prices increase by hundreds of dollars for consoles... Perhaps renting from the cloud might one day be the only financially viable option?

PS5 and Switch 2 price will go up this year, no doubt. Not as much though as a new GPU :/

I think people will stick to what they have and publishers will be fine supporting existing hardware. Most of the world is not ready for streaming games, even if it was the only option. Instead a flourishing second hand PC parts market might arise. Game stores might actually survive a bit longer on second hand console sales going up.

A break in the graphics race might not be a bad thing. Heck with money saved on not upgrading, more money for games ;)

Depends on the contract.

But one thing is for sure, the higher price will stick around longer due to contracts for consoles.

We need to remember, everything needs RAM.

The computers that developers use to make games? Needs lots of RAM.
The servers and data centers that host a console game and it's files? Need lots of RAM.

...Even the TV or computer monitor you use has RAM as does the modem/router you use to connect to the internet.
And we haven't even see the top of the price rise yet... NAND still has room to increase a few multiple times in cost.

A.I. is going to screw over the entire electronics industry... PC and Consoles are just collateral damage.