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Man, modern gaming feels hella fucked. I don't get how normal people will be able to afford getting into this hobby. Whether it's PCs or consoles, the starting price is basically $500 for a Switch 2 and it might go up even more. Then you have online subscriptions if you are on consoles and $80 games. While I get that component costs are going up so somethings can't be helped but I think with the way things are going, gaming industry will effectively be skipping a generation of people who won't dedicate gaming as their primary hobby. Sure they might play the occasional casual games on their phone but gone are the days where the barrier to entry was less than $200 for something like a DS or PS4. And of course, PCs are getting insanely priced.
There was this comment somewhere that said "those that bought a PC before 2026 will feel like boomers buying homes before the prices skyrocketed" and it does feel that way. I joke about waiting until 2027 to upgrade but I might have to wait until 2030+ with the hope that Ai bubble will burst by then. Because god damn does the industry need a course correction. I just hope that the wear items on my PC like storage or the impending doom that might be the 12 pin connector can keep it together till then.
PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850
