Posts — Vance on Gaming

• The GPU Shortage Is Back. NVIDIA Just Confirmed It. — NVIDIA is cutting gaming GPU production by 40% to feed AI demand. Prices are about to spike. Here's what you need to know before the shortage hits.
• How to Read Frame-Time Graphs (And Why FPS Is Lying to You) — FPS is marketing. Frame-time is engineering. Learn to read the graphs that actually tell you if a game runs well—or if you're being sold a lie.
• The $399 Steam Deck Is Dead. Here's What It Means for Budget Gamers. — Valve just killed the $399 Steam Deck LCD. The entry point for PC handheld gaming jumps to $549, and the RAM crisis is to blame. Here's what budget gamers need to know.
• The Steam Deck Verified Badge Is Broken. Here's the Data. — I captured 147 stutters in 90 minutes on a Steam Deck Verified game. Valve's certification system is misleading working-class gamers, and Borderlands 4 proves it.
• The Perfect Storm: NVIDIA Supply Cuts + RAM Crisis = Your Upgrade Nightmare — NVIDIA just announced 40% supply cuts to RTX 50-series GPUs while RAM prices continue climbing. If you were planning a 2026 upgrade, read this first.
• The $80 Price Tag Is Coming. Here's Why You Shouldn't Pay It. — The industry wants $80 to become the new standard. Here's the data on why most AAA games don't even earn their current $70 price tag—and how to protect your wallet.