sanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoValve Says The Companies Making RAM Give Them A Price And If They Say No, They ‘Never Talk To Us Again’kotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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minus-squaremuzzle@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThe component price changed, what was Gabe supposed to do, start manufacturing its own RAM?
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months ago The component price changed, what was Gabe supposed to do, start manufacturing its own RAM? They are swimming in billions, they could easily lower the profits they make and give it away for cheaper but that’s not their goal.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWhat do you think the margins are on this thing? You know how much the components cost, it’s not hard to figure out about how much it costs them. Profit margins on consoles are razor thin already, and that’s before the skyrocketing price of components. I’m sorry if that means your mom can’t afford to get it for your birthday now, but it is what it is unfortunately.
The component price changed, what was Gabe supposed to do, start manufacturing its own RAM?
They are swimming in billions, they could easily lower the profits they make and give it away for cheaper but that’s not their goal.
What do you think the margins are on this thing? You know how much the components cost, it’s not hard to figure out about how much it costs them.
Profit margins on consoles are razor thin already, and that’s before the skyrocketing price of components.
I’m sorry if that means your mom can’t afford to get it for your birthday now, but it is what it is unfortunately.