Translation:
We know the newest low end cards are a terrible upgrade(it’s probably downgrade for many), so they wont sell and we want to make up the loss on our artificially bloated prices by increasing them even more.
I really wish Intel would move faster, so they and AMD can start competing for proper consumer GPUs. Because nvidia has clearly made up their mind that the AI market is the way forwards and it almost seems like they’re trying to kill off their video game department by increasing prices and decreasing quality each generation.
Oh won’t someone please think of poor Nvidia?!
Initially, stores tried to manage demand by blocking tax-free purchases, hoping to discourage tourists, mainly from China, from buying cards.
For many, it still makes financial sense to fly to Japan, pick up a 5090, and either resell it or use it for.
Chinese board partners have long been suspected of selling GPUs directly to cryptocurrency miners, bypassing the consumer market entirely. Now, with the AI boom, these companies are shifting even more stock to AI server manufacturers, who are willing to pay a premium. That leaves even fewer GPUs available for regular gamers, making GPU-buying tourism a surprisingly viable option.
It does kind of illustrate how hard it is to restrict the flow of goods.
If there is economic incentive, it will happen.
Regulation only works on law abiding peasants, business/criminals don’t give any fucks about some clowns “laws”
Personally, I’d rather not have a card that could catch fire or have missing ROPs.
We are about due for cultural shift where hardware should be used until broken, which is good but… with that being said, I does kinda irk me that PC gaming/hobby won’t be easily available for this generations of kid.
They will be given spyphone with creeps like sundar and tim having root access, risks of which most of them will never understand.
And once middle aged cucks die off, this will be the new reality: enslaves population who is not even aware of their condition.
