The End of Gaming & Streaming as We Know It

The era of the PC might just be ending.

With the skyrocketing cost of GPUs, RAM, and storage showing no signs of dropping, the average consumer is being priced out of the market. In this video, I break down why I believe the era of custom PC building is ending and discuss the industry’s aggressive push toward ‘Hardware as a Service.’ You will own nothing and be happy! Or will you? What can we do about it?

00:00:00 Intro: The End of Gaming & Streaming? 00:01:36 How the Music Industry Set the Precedent 00:03:44 The Subscription Model Spreads to Everything 00:04:53 The AI Effect: Hardware Prices Spike 00:06:06 Why New Gamers & Streamers Can’t Start 00:07:49 The Final Step: Hardware as a Service 00:08:38 The Critical Flaw in the AI Strategy 00:10:07 The Human Cost of AI Over-Reliance 00:12:02 The Market Instability & The Great Irony 00:13:31 What We Can Do Right Now 00:15:53 Final Thoughts & Call to Action