Rising hardware costs collide with unreliable supply chains
Source: The Register: Biting the hand that feeds
The Steam Deck's price pressures aren't isolated hardware economics—they reflect systemic failures in component sourcing and manufacturing rippling across consumer electronics and infrastructure. Rocket explosions disrupting satellite launches, chip shortages, and manufacturing constraints mean companies can no longer count on predictable cost curves or reliable delivery timelines. This is forcing a reckoning with just-in-time supply assumptions that have underwritten tech pricing for two decades.