• LemmyEntertainYou@piefed.social
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    6 hours ago

    PS5 was too much day one at £400 and it’s only gone up since. What happened to the days of sub-£200 consoles later in their lifespan?

      • BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        I think the problem might sort itself out once the data centers are actually built. The impact from maintaining a data center is probably less than from actually building one.

        • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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          3 hours ago

          If they allowed to build all the data centers around me, hardware be less of our issues. We want have any water left in our homes. They literally trying to build 26 of these fucking water draining things in our area.

        • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
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          4 hours ago

          No it’s gonna suck. Those data centers will consume fresh water and power driving up costs of both over the long term.

          The chips will also become obsolete or will degrade over time. After 7 years they will require replacement. Same is true with memory and ram.

          It’s never going to end.

            • MacGuffin94@lemmy.world
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              3 hours ago

              Yes and no. Production capacity takes a long time to build up in manufacturing. Plus these are specialized parts so the build up will take longer. Don’t expect a significant production capacity increase in the US for 5-10 years.