Sweeney explained that memory manufacturers are shifting capacity to the needs of AI data centers, as this is more profitable than the consumer device market.
Rising RAM prices will create problems for demanding games for years to come. Factories are shifting advanced DRAM capacity to AI needs because it's more profitable than the consumer market.
According to Sweeney, the situation may lead to NVIDIA and AMD increasing video memory volumes more slowly, and developers will begin to spend resources more carefully.
Rising component prices, including RAM, may be one of the reasons why Valve has not yet announced the price of the Steam Machine.