Anyone that thinks Nvidia screwed over gamers has misplaced their anger. Ampere cards routinely sold on the aftermarket for 25% to 100% higher than MSRP, model dependent. Over the last year, Toms provided supporting data that highlighted these price trends. In any market, a product which you can purchase and then immediately resell for a significant profit is the antithesis of “screwed” by the manufacturer. Significant demand because of inflated crypto yields and reduced supply side material, shipping and production shortages caused by the pandemic led to significant consumer price increases. A better target for your ire are the disingenuous retailers (e.g., Newegg, Bestbuy, Amazon, etc.) that allowed scalpers to purchase multiple graphics cards.
Rest assured, market forces are working as they should. Nvidia will soon release the RTX 4000-series that promises significant performance increases. AMD is releasing a similarly situated card. Intel is now entering the fray. The crypto market is crashing; cards are widely available; price per performance is falling; and everything will soon be right with the world. It is a great time to be a gamer and most will be able to acquire a powerful graphics card for a reasonable price in the upcoming months.
Of course, all that flies out the window if you want the RTX 4090 the day it comes out. Again, it will see high demand and likely low supply, with inflated early adopter prices, until the next big dog arrives; a vicious cycle that persists ever since the Canopus Voodoo 2 release and we were playing Quake 2 Glide.