The excess of Computex feels a little more tone deaf than usual this year, as the pricing elephant in the room becomes harder to ignore

Computex is, to a degree, always about excess. It's a tech show, after all. All the big names are fighting for coverage of their latest products, and as a result, we always see outrageous graphics cards covered in exotic materials, some eye-wateringly expensive gaming rigs, and enough RGB lighting to sink a battleship. I know that doesn't quite work as a metaphor, but you know what I mean.

This year has been no exception. But as I've sat here updating our Computex 2026 liveblog with all the latest goodies, it's been difficult to square all the uber-shiny new releases with the state of the tech industry right now. Price rises are wracking the gaming hardware market as we speak, and revelling in ultra-exotic materials and sheer excess feels… slightly wrong? Tone deaf? A little out of touch with the gamer on the street?

That's not to say we shouldn't be interested, of course. We all li...