PC gamers have been in a slump in recent years due to the rise in GPU prices. Hardware that was easily affordable for the regular gamers has become a stuff of mythology due to the influence of AI data centers on memory chip production.
This has, in turn, been reflected directly on prices for hardware such as RAM and storage devices. Gamers all over the internet have been doom-mongering over this predicament. Just earlier this week, we got to learn about the Steam Deck’s going out of stock due to a memory shortage.
The streak of troubling news now continues, this time it’s Nvidia’s prices that have been hit. According to a Techspot article, Nvidia GPU prices have skyrocketed with variable rates in certain regions.
GPU prices will keep increasing for now
The RTX 5090 seems to be 54% higher in price in India since the first quarter of this year. 26% in Canada, 23% in Canada, and 40% in the USA. The Nvidia GPUs are already a menace when it comes to affordability, with the 50 series of cards being very pricey on launch.
With this new hike in price, it’s almost a nail in the coffin for what the future of PC gaming is going to look like if the current market continues to persist. Modern GPUs have completely moved to modern memory chip modules like DDR5 and beyond, which is also the point of interest for companies that want to churn out more in the field of AI tech.
If the so called buble burst does not happen soon, then the prices for modern gaming hardware keep increasing as the supply will have to keep up with global conglomerates hogging the memory chip supply. People on social media have already started dooming over this bleak reality.
Reaction to the situation on social media.
While some of the gamers online were glad after having built a new PC right before the big hike in price caused by the AI boom. “I feel like I caught the last chopper out of Nam with my build” A user wrote.
The headache over prices is not just limited to Nvidia. AMD GPUs and others as these, have been affected as well. Gamers are now starting to understand that the situation will follow suit on the console side of things as well.
Some users on social media are even contemplating that this might be the last and actual good time to finally pick up a system. Looking at how hard Steam has been getting shafted by this scenario.
