Three months ago, I wrote a forums post about electricity restrictions and such. And here we are and it doesn’t look pretty.
I am not a hardware expert, so you are right to assume that the following is nonsense.
1 - Logistics & Manufacturing.
Due to endless issues with manufacturing in China, EU and US companies are coming back. The more that come back, the more will follow, as what they need will be closer and consistent.
This will pressure electricity distribution and the overall value chain, leading to equipment breakdown, need for parts and definitely a transition to new high tech green solutions, possibly due to mandates and government interference.
2 - Military & Defense.
This will be prioritized at such a high degree, that some parts of a high end GPU will become impossible to source in case of a shortage or predicted acute situations.
3 - Increased Poverty.
If things don’t change, and continue getting worse, Nvidia, AMD etc. will run out of consumers to fund R&D and production of entertainment GPUs, and will probably focus on cheap solutions or cloud real time rendering for the masses and high end solutions for science, defense and all that.
4 - Potential ban and/or extreme regulations on cryptos and NFTs.
If the blockchain mining space gets decapitated by governments, who knows where these GPUs will end up.
Not only are cryptos electricity hogs, but also a way for say, Putin or China, to crush competing currencies. There is talk that these two are the main stakeholders in Bitcoins. If so, even the cute Doges will be considered a cyber weapon.
5 - The US new colonialist policy for Africa.
You can Google it, but there is a bill, not sure if they already passed it over there, that will identify and compile on a list, African citizens and Governments to be punished for prioritizing Russian business interests over American demands.
Meaning: Military high tech minerals.
Aka. GPU minerals, battery resources and more.
Africa has changed. They no longer accept being told what to do and they want to export finished products to maximize their revenue. Anyone can see how the current US agenda is going to have the Americans being banned from trading there, which of course means more US wars to get those resources, which means more tech required, which means no more Lumen on your Quixel Megascans.
6 - Human beings act too late.
Our current mess will end up in some major circus of finger pointing, leading to more and more issues.
We have not seen anything yet, there is no leadership left on the planet and most folks think 2019 is coming back next week, all wrapped up in candy floss and magic tricks that make it all go away like it never happened.
This doesn’t mean you should stop or give up, it simply means you must think outside the box, simplify, innovate, take risks with your creativity and just do it.
Your idea cannot be worse than the idea to milk GTA V for ten years.