damn. valve is at the mercy of industry players that dwarf them to such an extent they just have to deal with whatever they're being charged for access to the market?

that sounds rough. can't imagine what that's like

https://kotaku.com/valve-says-the-companies-making-ram-give-them-a-price-and-if-they-say-no-they-never-talk-to-us-again-2000709575

@eniko They are gatekeepers to multi-$Billions of revenue in the game industry — actual revenue, not negative revenue that seems to be all the hotness now. The RAM manufacturers are fools for not realising this and I hope it comes back to bite them hard