are price hikes of computers/consoles really due to ai? (lemmy.zip)

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Mrwhoistheboss says that margin rose from 30 to 80% for memory companies and that the playstation price may increase from 400 to 1000. Does that really add up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo5w2S-h5dI

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[-] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

Yes? Demand is through the roof from these shit ai companies and supply can’t scale as fast so prices go up. They’ve sold all their capacity through 2027 at these inflated prices they can basically charge whatever they want.

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