390TB video game archive being taken offline due to skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and hard drive prices — AI-driven supply squeeze results in closure of one of the largest online video game archives

Myrient, a large online video game archive, is shutting down on March 31, 2026, due to insufficient funding, rising costs, and abusive download practices. The archive cites skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and HDD prices, driven by AI infrastructure expansion, as a major factor in its closure. The site needs upgrades to its storage and caching infrastructure, which it cannot afford due to memory chip and storage shortages. Users have until the end of March to download the 390TB of data stored on the site before it goes offline, with hopes that the archive may be revived in the future.