Just like the Nvidia RTX 5000 series launch, so-called "paper launches" are going to become more common
If you're worried about the current GPU trend of "paper launches", there's a lot of precedent to suggest it'll keep happening.
Nvidia's RTX 50 series has been dubbed a "paper launch" by many, in that it's been seemingly impossible for most normal people to actually get their hands on one of the cards. Unfortunately this trend has been going on for quite a while across the tech industry, upwards of twenty years, and it's likely only going to get worse in the future.
