Console/PC Prices Expected To Skyrocket As AI Causes Massive DRAM Shortage And Inflation
With AI hoarding so much supply and demand of vital computing chips like DRAM, causing shortages and huge price increases, we may very well see another prices for consoles like PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2, as well as gaming PCs skyrocket. Brace yourselves.
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