This is 100% going to kill the home built pc market. When I started building gaming pcs, the top top card was 750$ (NZD). Now they’re 10,000 just for the gpu and another 1-2000 for ram.
People used to get into gaming pcs as an affordable hobby, now it’s making general aviation look like plan B.
I don't understand the threat to the PC market.
Prices haven't risen THAT much and are quite affordable. And if you look at the improved quality of upscalers (DLLS 4.5 for example), gaming is now more affordable than ever, despite the increased cost of components.
Of course, the 5090 prices are insane, as are for SOME memory models, but that's nothing new and represents a fairly small market share.
> When I started building gaming pcs, the top top card was 750$ (NZD)
When I started building gaming PC, the top $700 cards didn't even provide comfortable performance or graphics. Back then, you were supposed to have several of this connected SLI or somethin. And even then, it wasn't always reliable, and it resulted in stuttering, lags, and graphical artifacts (in cases when it worked). Today, even $700 graphics cards are a much better product from a user perspective than the high-end cards of that time (and that's not even taking into account that $700 cards back then were much more expensive).
there's much more than triple A video-games running at 240 Hz on Ultra settings... a 200 USD laptop/computer has enough power to run hundreds of interesting indie games and AAA from the past
Yeah sure, but some folks were in it for the hot rods too.
Were in for the hot rods.
You can still play fantastic games with amazing gameplay, great storytelling, and even requiring quite a GPU. But you won't upgrade your GPU or RAM. If it gets broken, people have already gotten their money back instead of replacement (whether that is legal or not, depends on your jurisdiction, and regardless: it is happening). So the demand and adoption of say 240 Hz 4k OLED gaming is going to slow. I currently sport two 1440p IPS capable of 144 Hz, with an AMD 6700 XT, 64 GB DDR4, and a 5700X3D. I'll wait upgrading that to a 4k rig.
What I will do is buy a Nintendo Switch 2 before the price increase hits. Why? Great gameplay for kids.
Yes, this will definitely renew interest in Stadia type products.
It's more likely to kill the AI market. They're overbuilding capacity and most of it is going unused. The upcoming haircut is going to kill a lot of the major players.
They've intentionally crafted an unsustainable business model in an effort to get users in the front door and raise their MAUs. We've seen this story before. We should know precisely where it's headed.
Indeed, Gamers Nexus is doing interviews with PC component manufacturers, and some are hurting bad right now. The PC market is no longer in competition, but rather survival mode. =3
https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus/videos
Don’t you worry - Microsoft and Amazon will have you covered with cloud streaming.
Can’t afford a computer because they bought up all the supply? They’ll conveniently sell it back to you with a subscription!
You’ll own nothing and be happy.