Comment on Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia

panda_abyss@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Probably because ram prices have gotten high enough that they cannot price the console at a reasonable price.

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  • Abundance114@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    ram prices have gotten high enough that they cannot price the console

    If that was true, then anything that uses RAM would be following a similar theme.

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    • Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Well, things like raspberry pi’s are already getting more expensive. Big companies are insulated a little bit longer, but they will get more expensive also.

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    • muelltonne@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yes, that is exactly what will happen. Every device needs RAM and the problem is not only that the prices are going up, but also that the market is empty. So even if you want to buy RAM at higher prices, you can’t

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      • nmrb@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I feel like a tech crash is looming…and consumers are going to be wading in the shit left over by AI and big tech for years.

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