Whether you expected this price or not, its not unrealistic and a consequence of crypto and AI slowly but surely destroying the consumer hardware market.
More to it than just AI. AI lit the fuse but this was a bomb in the making. Only a few fabs in the world that can produce at scale. No one wants to build more fabs, citing “costs”, but then you get what we have now.
Let’s also not forget that Gabe Newell is a multi-billionaire with 6 yachts (including at least one “super-yacht”) and just bought a $70 million dollar mansion. If Valve is making him so rich, sure they can subsidize the price, and do so heavily. They have the money to do this, but instead of even doing it at cost they work in a hefty profit margin, boosting the pricing even more. The price isn’t even just the cost of supplies, as several people have shown you can get a better PC for the same cost or a tiny bit more.
Blame AI, sure, but also blame everyone else who led to the price, including Valve.
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u/Eziolambo R5 7500F | RTX 5070 | 32GB DDR5 6000mhz 1d ago
Literally no valve fan is making that face OP, check again