Currently, the PC hardware market is experiencing a tumultuous time as gamers and those just looking to upgrade their systems are struggling to get hold of new equipment. With word recently from Nvidia that supply shortages of the RTX 30 series may continue into the next year, things are looking a little bleak for anyone looking to get their hands on a new GPU. Fortunately, GameStop may be coming to the rescue.
A recent transcript from a call with current GameStop CEO George Sherman and IR Eric Cerny reveals that the company is looking to expand its product range, which will include, among other things, products for PC gaming hardware, such as motherboards and power supplies, monitors, gaming TVs and more. More specifically, a new ad was launched which indicates it will also be looking to sell the RTX 3000 GPUs, which will likely be good news for anyone who's still on the lookout for one.
In fact, the RTX 3000 cards are already listed on GameStop's website, although they are still showing as unavailable and currently will only be shipped to the US. At the moment, there is no word whether this new range of PC hardware will be available in stores or online only. Sherman did mention in the call that e-commerce sales had increased by 191% over the last year, likely due to the pandemic, so it could be that the company will want to focus on online sales. However, that's anyone's guess at this stage.
With GameStop now looking to sell Nvidia GPUs, there's hope that supplies will start to slowly make their way back onto the market. PC gamers have had a hard enough time trying to get hold of anything Nvidia or even AMD have been putting out lately. The issue seems to stem from a blend of supply not being able to meet demand, and people buying up stocks to use for cryptomining. The situation got to such a state that AMD recently announced it would be releasing a line of GPUs specifically for cryptomining to hopefully pull focus away from those wanting hardware for gaming.
With the GameStop stock controversy brought on by Reddit earlier this year now dying down, people will likely once again be looking towards the company to see how it handles the demand for PC hardware, especially graphics cards. Whether this will make it easier for customers to get their hands on any of it remains to be seen, but it will provide a new avenue for enthusiasts to upgrade their systems, even if they can't get a GPU just yet. It will also likely provide some nice tidy profits for GameStop.
Source: Seeking Alpha