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...consoles are also proprietary computers, anon. Sony/Microsoft/whatever just places bulk orders on the same part x10000000 so they get a cheaper price.
>silicon manufacturer can only print so many wafers this year
>who do we sell to?
>the gaming division of Nvidia/Intel/AMD that will put them on retail so maybe a few John McGamers can buy a unit each
>or sell 6 gorillion units to MetaPerpexAuto, a startup that just got fifty bajillion AI investment funds and wants to bulk buy everything we make for the next decade
If they can order a lot of the same unit, it should be cheaper for the same amount of power than regular PCs. And if they don't lock this shit down like console manufacturers, it's a bonus.