RE: About Steam Deck's $240+ Price Increase...
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x_x Just like what happened with mining, we're experiencing the same thing, but with almost every component, in the age of AI. The increase in RAM is absolutely insane, as are video cards and hard drives. I'm glad I upgraded my PC on Black Friday 2024 before all this AI madness started. I remember buying 16GB of RAM for $70; now they don't go below $200-$250. It's truly insane. At least I'm comforted by knowing that the upgrade I did will last me for a few years to come.
Besides the increase in component prices, the other thing that worries me is the price of games. How much will GTA 7 cost? $150? Or more? Damn.
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I'm worried about it too, but I don't think even GTA6 would risk selling for more than $100...
I wonder if the gaming culture will adjust to weaker systems and less demanding games in the upcoming few years.
Well, hahaha, if Outlast, the Star Wars game that was released last year, was between $100-$120 and the special editions were $130-$145 like the director's cut, etc. And that was this year (which, by the way, was a pretty bad game). I don't even want to imagine 2027 (if it even comes out) with GTA; I'm sure it'll go over $100.
Not counting the drastic increase in everything that will happen during the year, I don't think things are going to go down, but rather increase.
I think for those of us who have taken advantage of Epic's gifts, hahaha, it will become a great advantage when even the offers aren't cheap to buy.
Thanks for answer!