Weren't prices already spiking when they made the announcement? Not to mention tariffs change on a daily basis... I was surprised to hear Valve announce new hardware this year at all, less so that it's being delayed. They're either gonna have to walk back their "under $1000" claim, or delay it again. Or just take some losses, they do have the money for it, but I know they won't.
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The announcement was shortly before ram prices kicked off. Theoretically the first production run wouldn't be affected because they would have negotiated ram supply already, but any subsequent units would be at current rates.
Considering how much ram prices have risen by they would be taking a big loss per unit which makes no sense for them: they're a business not a charity.