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[Prodyhig]

Could this be the end of the master race?

 

[Gamezone]

If it's the end of PC, it's certainly the end of consoles as well, my guy.

 

[GrayChild]

Meanwhile, Chinese hardware manufacturers:

 

[Zathalus]

Could this be the end of the master race?

If it becomes too expensive to build an entry level PC, it would be too expensive to build a console. Cheering on increased PC pricing when consoles are built out of those very components is a bit silly.

And no, Sony and Nintendo don't have nearly the economies of scale to get around that fact.

 

[GrayChild]

If it becomes too expensive to build an entry level PC, it would be too expensive to build a console. Cheering on increased PC pricing when consoles are built out of those very components is a bit silly.

And no, Sony and Nintendo don't have nearly the economies of scale to get around that fact.

At this point, there's a higher risk of future consoles to become Cloud-based and without even optional disc drives than desktop PCs going extinct.

 

[Judge Magister]

 

[Witchilich]

This guy is so annoying

 

[Gamezone]

At this point, there's a higher risk of future consoles to become Cloud-based and without even optional disc drives than desktop PCs going extinct.

I don't think it's very feasible to believe it's possible for the entire world to go cloud based on these things. The hardware still has to be there, the infrastructure might not be there, and there's added latency.

 

[bender]

 

[Gamezone]

If it becomes too expensive to build an entry level PC, it would be too expensive to build a console. Cheering on increased PC pricing when consoles are built out of those very components is a bit silly.

And no, Sony and Nintendo don't have nearly the economies of scale to get around that fact.

It might be the end of affordable high end PC parts, which is fine. I just bought my son a 2070 Super, and it's fine. Still rocking DDR4 and AM4 CPU. You can literally run AAA games on a Snapdragon phone, and the technology keeps improving there as well. Question is if high end PC's are necessary.

 

[Prodyhig]

If it becomes too expensive to build an entry level PC, it would be too expensive to build a console. Cheering on increased PC pricing when consoles are built out of those very components is a bit silly.

And no, Sony and Nintendo don't have nearly the economies of scale to get around that fact.

I think you're mistaken. Traditional consoles like those from Sony and Nintendo, even if they raise their prices, will be able to maintain supply without impacting consumers.

Valve, for example, still has no stock of Steam Deck today, which tells us that Valve doesn't have the capacity to supply its customers.

SteamMachine is already a failed machine due to the supply chain issues.

 

[Zathalus]

I think you're mistaken. Traditional consoles like those from Sony and Nintendo, even if they raise their prices, will be able to maintain supply without impacting consumers.

Valve, for example, still has no stock of Steam Deck today, which tells us that Valve doesn't have the capacity to supply its customers.

SteamMachine is already a failed machine due to the supply chain issues.

Large PC companies can maintain supply. Dell, HP, ASUS, MSI, these companies will all be able to maintain supply, although they will be forced to raised prices obviously.

Small PC focused companies like those in the video are certainly threatened, but the mistake is assuming that they encompass a majority or even a largeish segment of PC component sales. Thermal Grizzly and Hyte are the niche of the niche, and even Cooler Master isn't even that large.

As for Valve, they are hardly hardware focused. Steam Deck is 5-6 million sales at most, I doubt the Steam Machine would even beat that. Valve can utterly scrap all hardware plans right now and the impact on the overall PC market would be insignificant. Most PC gamers are probably more interested in the work they do with Proton or SteamOS than the Steam Machine.

Now if companies like Dell or HP are unable to maintain supply, than kiss readily console availability goodbye as well.

As I said, consoles and consumer PC electronics all drink from the same well. That well dries up and it is a disaster for all.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Own nothing, stream everything. No thanks Jensen!

 

[winjer]

Motherboard Sales fall 44% as Memory Prices Disrupt PC Upgrades

The ongoing rise in memory and graphics card prices is now having a measurable effect on the DIY PC market. According to newly published figures from China, motherboard sales dropped by 44% in April 2026 compared to the same month last year. On a month-to-month basis, sales also declined by 9% compared to March, highlighting continued weakness in consumer demand. The slowdown reflects broader pressure across the PC hardware industry. DRAM prices, SSD costs, and graphics card pricing have all increased significantly over the past year. Much of the pressure is linked to the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure, which continues to consume manufacturing capacity for DRAM, NAND, and advanced memory products used in accelerators and high-performance GPUs. For consumers, the result is a far more expensive upgrade path. A modern platform transition often requires a new processor, motherboard, DDR5 memory kit, and sometimes additional cooling or power delivery upgrades. With costs increasing across multiple hardware categories simultaneously, many users are delaying purchases and extending the lifespan of their current systems instead.

The whole market is fucked up, big time.

 

[lh032]

Well the remaining pcmr can come to console.

We welcome them, the more the merrier.

Knew pc gaming is going to be over in the future

 

[Honey Bunny]

Ram gets crazy expensive > manufacturers are incentivised to make more > supply eventually increases. It wont be like this forever. Although you will be buying lower quality chinese ram next build.

 

[buenoblue]

Finally i can play my backlog of a thousand games

 

[pudel]

I am still chillin. The most important part is to stay away from these subs/cloud services, as this shit really makes any physical pc/console completely irrelevant.

 

[uncreativename]

Says the youtuber who probably got his PC for free from some company

 

[Sept Terrion Of Nothing]

This guy is so annoying

In my life I always try to be open minded about everything. But I really cannot stand this guy. I don't know why? Maybe because he's speaking too fast or the aura he's giving or something else entirely.

I tried to watch his videos but I couldn't. He is so irritating for me.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

In my life I always try to be open minded about everything. But I really cannot stand this guy. I don't know why? Maybe because he's speaking too fast or the aura he's giving or something else entirely.

I tried to watch his videos but I couldn't. He is so irritating for me.

He has "resting douchebag face". The hair doesn't help. I don't mind the things he says and there's a lot of insight to what he says, but his image isn't helping much.

He's not Dreamcast guy levels of bad, but he's in the same boat.

On topic: the market will speak, but I for one think it's a GOOD THING for developers and engine manufacturers to stop focusing on chasing endless power and throwing more hardware at a problem and instead focus on optimizing for the hardware that's already out there.

Say what you want about Nintendo's weak hardware but they know how to optimize. (Pokemon isn't Nintendo developed so save the snark).

 

[pudel]

Says the youtuber who probably got his PC for free from some company

...the content he does is pretty good. He just not glaze about everything and points out actual problems and developments in the tech/pc space....its unfortunately no "feel good" content.

 

[MrAlwaysRight]

My only issue with Gamer Nexus is he's always wrong about everything, he takes a hot topic and then exaggerates it to make content.