so, you guys heard about the whole memory crisis thing, right? it's basically making it super hard to build a gaming pc without breaking the bank. and, honestly, it's not looking like things are gonna get better anytime soon. valve, the people behind steam, just shared their thoughts on the situation and it's pretty bleak.



apparently, the prices of memory sticks and other components are just gonna keep going up for the next few years. valve's engineer, yazan aldehayyat, said that what we're seeing in stores right now is actually lagging behind what's happening in the bulk supply chain by like three to six months. that's pretty wild, and it explains why it's so hard to find decent gaming pc parts at a reasonable price.



i've been holding out on upgrading my own pc, hoping that prices would drop eventually, but i guess that's not gonna happen. it's kinda frustrating, because i know i'm not the only one who's been putting off building a new gaming rig due to the crazy prices. and it's not just us gamers who are affected - the memory crisis has even impacted valve's own steam machine project. they said that the initial supply of the steam machine was limited because of memory availability, which is pretty interesting.

valve's take on the whole situation is that they're just gonna keep doing what they can, despite the memory crisis. they're not too worried about sales figures, and they just want to provide a good option for people who want to play pc games in their living rooms. they're pretty chill about the whole thing, and they're just focusing on making the steam machine the best it can be, even if it takes a few years.



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