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The RAMageddon hits home | Opinion

RAM and SSD shortages are starting to hit game hardware pricing in a way developers can’t ignore. Valve’s Steam Deck jumped from $550 to $790 for the 512GB model and from $650 to $950 for 1TB, a sign that consumer devices are only seeing the first wave of cost pressure. The article argues this could reshape PC and console economics for years.

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