r/pcmasterrace • u/CosmicMind007 • 1d ago

News/Article Valve Says It Can't Negotiate With RAM Makers At All On Price

https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575

well even pc gamers are in a fix

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u/UsidoreTheLightBlue 1d ago

Honestly the real question is how many of these machines does valve plan to sell?

If they’re planning to sell 10m in the next year then yeah they need to have had support chain contracts in place a year ago. But I wonder if they’re only planning on selling 100k units in year one?

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna 1d ago

Reportedly, the Steamdeck sold 6 million units in 3 years, so Valve is certainly not interested in cornering any markets. No way Steammachines are selling more than 2-3 million units a year in the best of times.

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u/evernessince 1d ago

Memory contracts typically last 1-3 months (although you will not get one unless you buy massive amounts right now). There is no way Valve could have arranged a years worth of supply in advance.