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I'm never getting a GPU this year it seems....
Next shot is the rumoured 3060 Ti launch next week.
Next shot is the rumoured 3060 Ti launch next week.
So exactly as expected then.
I always assume PC tech launches (at least for major products) are paper launches. Because they usually are.
I always assume PC tech launches (at least for major products) are paper launches. Because they usually are.
Last week was supposed to be the paper launch with the AIB cards supposed to bring significant extra stock a week later. It would appear instead that there were no AIB cards at launch because they simply don't exist.
I sometimes wonder if AMD isn't just a pro-wrestling type con set up by NVidia to make themselves look better after they botch something.
Their ability to see NVidia fumble the ball and then just stand there with their thumb up their ass will never cease to amaze me.
Their ability to see NVidia fumble the ball and then just stand there with their thumb up their ass will never cease to amaze me.
This guy is already annoying the entire r/AMD sub, and that community is already a bit of the hivemind/fanboys in itself.
Specifically, he is a marketing staffer who posts promotions and revelations about AMD that don't meet reality, aka misleading the public or just straight up lying. Failing at supplying stock is one thing, but making promises and jabs that it is NOT going to be short-stocked, and then botching the launch is just much worse.
FOMO has always been a marketing tool, but companies are taking it to the next level
I don't think that this is the case. It serves nobody but scalpers. It makes the company look incompetent, it annoys the customers, legit retailers are getting some fire, the entire pre-order mess and it allows the retailers/scalpers to rake the undeserved revenue.
I think everybody (AMD, Nvidia, Sony) would be happy if they could multiply the stock. The demand just greatly outstrips their Day-1 or launch window stock...
It is not even missing out, it is just... fear of not being first to own the toy? The stock will catch-up eventually, you aren't going to lose your ability to purchase the item as with some actual FOMO-driven sales on boots, merchandise or in-game events.
I can't believe how lucky i was to get a 3080 fe somehow. This is ridiculous. What are they doing?
I was lucky enough to buy a rx 6800 for my brother which didn't sell out after 45 minutes compared to the xt that did in less than a minute
Well, same as Nivdia, it wasn't a paper launch. People were able to buy them but the numbers were low. This felt, again, like a normal GPU launch.
The problem with Nvidia is how slow they have been at producing cards, especially the 3080 which seems nowhere to be found. I expect AMD, being on the now mature 7nm to be able to produce cards at a good rate, so the quickest among us might be able to get one. If you're waiting for the time you'll be able to go on a website and buy one easily... probably spring 2021. And never for Nvidia, The 3080 is too good to be true. The more expensive 3080ti will be widely available though!
The problem with Nvidia is how slow they have been at producing cards, especially the 3080 which seems nowhere to be found. I expect AMD, being on the now mature 7nm to be able to produce cards at a good rate, so the quickest among us might be able to get one. If you're waiting for the time you'll be able to go on a website and buy one easily... probably spring 2021. And never for Nvidia, The 3080 is too good to be true. The more expensive 3080ti will be widely available though!
Why to try and turn topic about AMD botching supply into discussion about how NV actually botched it first? Seems bit irrelevant.
Also mature magical 7nm clearly doesn't rain GPUs from heavens like it's manna if AMD and AIBs are out of parta to make cards...