A couple of months ago, OpenAI signed a deal with two top memory chip producers in an effort to power the tech company's massive, state-sanctioned Stargate project. The move was inevitably going to have major consequences for basically every industry, but the brunt of it was certain to hit tech-focused products. Now, we're starting to get a better sense of how things might shake out in the world of video games — and it's looking grim.

It's possible you've been hearing that the issue comes down to semiconductors, which can be found in everything from fridges to cars. Tariffs certainly aren't helping. Every major video game hardware producer has already increased prices........

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