# ‘F***ing annoying’: Sam Altman claims comments about PC gamers buying RAM ‘taken out of context’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fing-annoying-sam-altman-claims-comments-about-pc-gamers-buying-ram-taken-out-of-context/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:00:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T07:07:44+00:00
- Original publisher: VGC
- Original article: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fing-annoying-sam-altman-claims-comments-about-pc-gamers-buying-ram-taken-out-of-context/
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Entertainment, Gaming, Technology

## Key points

- Altman says his RAM comments were taken out of context.
- He supports people having more memory in their computers.
- The global shortage is expected to last until at least 2028.

## Summary

Sam Altman says his remarks about PC owners keeping RAM in personal computers were taken out of context, after they drew criticism from gamers amid a global memory shortage. He said he wants people to have as much memory as they want and has long called for production to increase.

On the Cheeky Pint podcast, Altman argued that using limited DRAM in home computers, where it may sit idle much of the time, was less efficient than supplying demand through cloud data centres. The discussion concerned open-source AI models and whether large data centres are necessary; critics noted that data centre demand, including from AI companies, has contributed to shortages and higher hardware prices. The shortage is expected to persist until at least 2028 and worsen in 2027.

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