To be honest, I expected RAM prices would push back the release date. But AMD would know more about than I would.
During AMD's latest earnings call that covers the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su gave a small update on Valve's Steam Machine.
Depending on when they inked their contracts, they may have locked in favorable RAM prices last year
This is what I’ve been theorizing and hoping would be the case, and I feel like valve deserves a W like that coming in hot when gamers need it most.
I can’t imagine they would announce/launch something without having at least a couple years locked in.
Problem is there’s been reports about memory providers cancelling contracts, as the premium AI companies will pay is far higher than breaking the current contracts.
Ugh, that is bonkers.