Since I deal with 4K cinematic footage with color grading and layered effects, I have to have a fairly sizable and fast internal storage system on my computer. I initially started with a 1tb M.2 internal with room to expand when I got the money. Now that I thought I had the money, the WD850X 4TB I was hoping to add for more project space went from around $220-280 to now approaching $1200 - more than half of what I paid for my entire system, including a 4K monitor. The ram I have inside (64GB (32x2) DDR5 Corsair chips) I purchased for around $120-150 at the end of 2024 I believe, and that’s been hovering around $1200-1300 last I checked.
I’m lucky that I bought everything new right when I did, but anyone who’s at a point where they need to replace failing parts or are hitting points where upgrades are necessary are screwed. To an extent I’m screwed too, because my internal only allows from for around two projects at once, and fast externals are also pricey, and make some aspects of the creative process chug. Apple laptops are about the only thing still inside the bubble of sanity, but my understanding is the new Apple chipsets will be impacted by the gouging some time around late spring, and I won’t have new laptop money by then.
It makes complete sense why consoles will have to be pushed back, it’s either that or try to sell systems for $2000-3000. No idea how game developers are supposed to plan around this, especially since we don’t know how long this component or AI bubble may last.
It would make sense to either push GT8 back, or orient 8 to maximize the PS5 and bring it out sooner - but this depends entirely on how much groundwork has been done on the core engine and structuring of the game already, and how it was originally aimed to be released. If they already have groundwork built and were building to a higher performance target it’s hard to scale that back, but if not a PS5 exclusive (and maybe later PS6 re-release) is more doable.
