Listen I get being disappointed. That’s very valid. But Salina was (poorly) scheming and plotting and backstabbing from the beginning so she has no right to be mad at any one of those girls lol. #DragRace
Corey Barlog says the events of 'Laufey' run parallel to the timeline of 'God of War' and 'Ragnarok'
"[It] has direct connections to everything, so that everything is part of a singular universe inside of it"
"None of this is like we're telling a side story. This is all a new chapter in the same book, a massive book, and we are starting to show that this has more than you could have imagined"
(via @IGN)
> be Valve
> 2022: launch Steam Deck at $399
> everyone loses their mind, it's too cheap
> sell out instantly, waitlists for months
> 2023: release OLED version at $549
> best handheld on the market, still affordable
> 2024: quietly raise prices in Japan by $100
> "just Asia, don't worry"
> 2025: memory shortage hits
> OpenAI buys half of global RAM production for 2026
> AI data centers consuming chips faster than fabs produce them
> gaming hardware starts feeling it
> Nintendo raises Switch 2 prices
> Xbox raises prices
> PlayStation raises prices
> 2026: Valve raises Steam Deck by up to $300. effective immediately
> 1TB OLED: $649 → $949
> Steam Machine still has no price attached
> "rising memory and storage costs"
> the $399 console that democratized PC gaming now costs $949
The AI boom just made your handheld a luxury item.