The Entry-Level PC Will Disappear By 2028 Due To Ongoing RAM Crisis, Firm Predicts
Research firm Gartner predicts the entry-level PC market will vanish by 2028 due to a severe RAM shortage driven by AI data center demand. This shortage is expected to increase PC prices by 17% and smartphone prices by 13% compared to 2025, potentially delaying future console releases like the PlayStation 6.
- Entities
- Company: Sony
- Company: Zotac
- Topic: PC Pricing
- Game: Nintendo Switch 2
- Game: PlayStation 6
- Company: Gartner
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Topic: RAM Shortage
- Platform: PC
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: AI Data Centers
- Topic: Component Prices
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