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SSDs, RAM, GPUs: they're all much more expensive now than they were 12 months ago. In gaming, even a smaller signal matters when it reveals where the community is focusing faster than the publisher can frame it. In gaming, the first readers to react are usually regular players, leak-watchers, and anyone waiting to decide on a console or a game purchase. The next step is to see whether the current signals harden into a durable change or fade as a short-lived experiment.
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