Season 20, Episode 08

Season 20, Episode 08

From In-Game Chat by ingamechat.net

March 15, 2026 · 1h 39m

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of rising RAM prices on gaming hardware and the anticipated costs of next-gen consoles.

You’ll have to forgive me for getting completely sidetracked as we turn to someone who bought a pre-built PC. But not just ANY pre-built. Dude went ALL out with 64 gigs of RAM and a massive 5090 GPU. So, yeah, that kinda grabbed my attention a bit there. Given the times we currently live in when we talk about RAM prices going way up and causing the prices of graphics cards to also increase. All of this was after we started talking about what the next Xbox would likely cost. And what Valve’s Steam Machine might also cost. New tech is always exciting but no matter the thrills, the specs, the bells AND the whistles…it’ll all get kind of buried under the weight of whatever the price tag is. And that’s currently unknown for us. And may be for some time. At any other point in time previous, we’d already know the price. We’d already have the details. But they’re taking their time on getting there and it’s because of the price of RAM. Full stop. The Switch 2 got in under the gun and, for now, was able to avoid the spike in prices. But that won’t last much longer before they have to replenish stock and the price will likely affect that. But Valve’s new PC will be our first look at…

Topics covered

  • pre-built PC
  • gaming hardware
  • RAM prices
  • graphics cards
  • next-gen consoles
  • Splinter Cell

Keywords

  • pre-built PC
  • RAM prices
  • graphics cards
  • Xbox
  • Steam Machine
  • Switch 2
  • Splinter Cell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ubisoft

Products: Splinter Cell, Xbox, Steam Machine, Switch 2, PC, RAM, 5090 GPU

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