Have to agree with both these points.
I know some that have jumped ship to console, refuse to update or are just completely done with the PC Platform altogether due to the overpriced GPUs.
Seriously, 4 figures for a high end GPU, mid-tier now at 400/500 GBP. Enough is enough. Before the **** hit the fan with pricing, Ti version of cards could be had for 600/650 GBP at one point (which were already overpriced even at that price). The top gaming card of each gen should not go above 500/600 GBP max.
Now it's double that figure and for what? There is zero value to be had here in this segment. All just to play souped-up console ports with a bit of dressing on top? Only a lunatic would be happy with the way pricing is today and personally i won't entertain such lunacy pricing schemes from Nvidia (or AMD).
I'm amazed some on here actually defend the prices, as if Nvidia are now doing the customer a favour, like we should be thankful. Madness.
If prices keep going up and the customer keeps on being taken for a fool, at what point do you stop investing in the platform and jump ship? I've already stopped buying many PC games and won't be upgrading my GPU as a result of the present ponzi scheme going on.
I'm waiting until next year to see how it all turns out.