Soldato
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Price is dictated by demand. No one in their right mind is going to consider a GV104, for example, thinking that a 1080TI is of equivalent value.
In other words, it's not Nvidia who will dictate the price of, by then, last gen stock. It's retailers who will react according to demand. Either they want to get rid of inventory to make room for new inventory or they don't have inventory to consider.
With that in mind, I would expect prices of 1080/1080TI to drop to remove inventory when the GV104 is the more attractive alternative between the 2.
Edit:
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20180726PD211.html
Summary:
Again, no demand, no high prices. Prices must be reduced in order to attract demand. So, it would make a lot more sense to wait until this type of situation is created as it's the best time to buy. It's a "Buyer's Market" do to weak demand.
Lol nice link. You forgot to include this bit
Most graphics card players currently still have high levels of GTX 1080/1070 graphics card inventory, but are not willing to lower prices to clear them, as they still hope cryptocurrency mining can regain its momentum.
With the prices of the current-generation graphics cards to remain at high levels, the next-generation devices are likely to be priced even higher in order to create differentiation, but this will also deter demand for the new cards, the sources noted.
Your own article says exactly what I did Of course supply and demand will have a factor but it isn't going to shift much as regardless of price, the new cards are still going to sell out in hours on launch. Quite simply, the new gen cards will not be the same prices as the current.