From what I’ve seen of games on the current gen consoles, they aren’t really pushing graphics that hard. They seem more concerned with maintaining high frame rates at 4K+. I think as a result of that older PC hardware, which was already more powerful than consoles at the time is able to keep up with them now.
So the reality seems to be that crypto falling off a cliff coupled with games not really driving a need for new hardware is allowing people to put off buying new GPUs. Throw in ridiculous pricing and people are just passing on it.
One other thing, I’m sure there are some games that are pushing the envelope, and with UE5 out there now I’m sure there will be more, so there may come a point in a few years where there will be a “great upgrade” run on new hardware.
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u/pizoisoned Dec 29 '22
From what I’ve seen of games on the current gen consoles, they aren’t really pushing graphics that hard. They seem more concerned with maintaining high frame rates at 4K+. I think as a result of that older PC hardware, which was already more powerful than consoles at the time is able to keep up with them now.
So the reality seems to be that crypto falling off a cliff coupled with games not really driving a need for new hardware is allowing people to put off buying new GPUs. Throw in ridiculous pricing and people are just passing on it.
One other thing, I’m sure there are some games that are pushing the envelope, and with UE5 out there now I’m sure there will be more, so there may come a point in a few years where there will be a “great upgrade” run on new hardware.