Across the globe, gaming PC and laptop prices are soaring. Price hikes are due to a number of factors, but the memory supply crisis caused by the AI industry's bottomless appetite for RAM and system storage is one major contributor. For most consumers, that means hoping the hardware you already own doesn't fail before prices come back down—but the South Korean government is taking a more proactive approach.
The government of South Korea has moved to introduce a number of measures to address the ballooning digital costs of living for its citizens. This includes market monitoring of the PC and laptop sector, plus the expansion of support for low-income students looking to pick up hardware for their studies, while also expanding efforts to recycle unused PCs (via CBS NoCutNews).
To begin with, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, together with the Fair Trade Commission will direct gr...
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