Dev Slams Car-Priced Consumer GPUs as AI Demand Squeezes Gamers
djcows · x · 2026-09-18
Developer djcows vented on X that consumer-grade GPUs are now priced "LIKE A CAR," questioning why regular buyers should foot the bill for the AI boom. The joke lands because GPU prices genuinely keep climbing as AI demand squeezes consumer supply.
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