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Re:PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to... by timschmidt on Monday November 24, 2025 @04:07PM (#46039328)
I don't disagree per-se, but this is the sort of thing which happens when only a few businesses exist in a commodity market with high entry costs. IOW, it's not great, but it is predictable. See: Oil.
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Re:PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to... by HPsquared on Monday November 24, 2025 @04:30PM (#46039585)
Looking forward to the "Organization of Processor-Etching Corporations".
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Re:PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to... by venturecruelty on Monday November 24, 2025 @04:45PM (#46039756)
It's not just predictable, it's illegal. Of course, if you have an executive that actually cares about enforcing the law.
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Re:PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to... by marcosdumay on Monday November 24, 2025 @10:11PM (#46041965)
It's usually not only illegal, but also a crime.

Anyway, that's the kind of market that governments always need to act upon and either supply directly or regulate intensively.

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