… Helium is a key and unreplaceable ingredient in making semiconductors, which means hardware prices go up,” he said. “It’s an unreplaceable byproduct of making silicon wafers, which means if you’re Nintendo and you’re producing cartridges, that’s going up as well.” Nintendo can try to absorb some of… …
… But as Sony calls it, “continued pressure in the global economic landscape” has flipped this all upside-down. This is code, of course, for Trump’s tariffs destabilizing entire economies while the gruesome AI bubble consumes all the available RAM and GPU. …
… But it can’t help that Xbox has almost completely retreated from hardware, the Switch 2 is competing on power, and Valve’s living room gaming PC remains, at least for now, MIA. …
… But the bigger factor in the ongoing gaming cost crisis is likely a shortage of components driven by the AI hyperscaling race. Hardware makers, including Valve, have had to cancel, delay, or jack up their prices across the board as the cost of RAM, storage, and other parts go up by double digits. …
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… The DIY rig he ended up with certainly looks the part. It’s a few inches beefier than Valve’s promised hardware footprint but it does come with sleek wood paneling on the sides. …