JEMC said:
I doubt they're selling so well that this will be a problem, but it's still a d*ck move from Intel and, in other circumstances (aka. if it mattered) we would be wondering if this was the plan the whole time and the launch price was just a way to get better reviews. |
$50 for the 270+ and $30 for the 250+, the refreshed variants that Intel released just a couple months ago, that's quite a steep increase.
On the other hand, the 270+ was more like a i9 285 non-k in terms or core counts and clock speeds, which had an MSRP of $549, and the 250+ is essentially an i5 245K with 4 additional e-cores, and the 245K had an MSRP of $309. In other words, they're still much cheaper than the chips they're based on. But those are also 2 years old by now and in dire need of replacement to be able to compete with AMD on more than just the price and sheer core counts.
The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing
The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/
Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/
