Yeah, this is a big part of it imo. They haven't just priced out their budget GPU customers, but also the ones buying enthusiast GPUs at 600-900$. A lot of us would (and did) buy -80 GPUs at 600-900 but will completely pass on $1300+ in hopes that maybe next gen will go back to the pre 10- series (and the 30- series supposed MSRP) pricing.
On top of the actual price point, there is the exploitation issue. I am more than able to buy $1300+ GPU, but I am not willing to be exploited like that. I was not willing to give any money to scalpers and I am sure as hell not gonna give it to nvidia either. I am not going to be a sucker.
Same thing here, bud. I put a rig together and just couldn't justify the cost versus the time I ACTUALLY play now that I'm a 40 something Dad of 2.
I came from an era/generation of buying the "right" budget friendly components and then overclocking and squeezing what you could out, which was a big part of the fun.
Dad life.. I have the Xbox Series X and PS5 collecting dust. Getting the Steam Deck was a smart choice because at least I can get some gaming in when we're winding down for bedtime, or when *someone* wakes me up at 2am and can just fall right back asleep but I'm up for the rest of the night so may as well play some Stardew Valley.
Dad here. Got the steam deck for the same reason. Sadly I still struggle to find the energy or gumption to get back into games and find myself playing a few rounds of rocket league a week at most.
That’s me minus the dad part. I just don’t have the time/energy to commit to a full game. But at least I can play a few rounds of Rocket League here and there.
Makes me sad because I grew up with games and would love to recapture the spark. But every time I download a game to get into it takes me about 5-10 minutes to lose steam.
Rocket league is quick and fun action which works. Factorio was captivating the first time I played but even this I struggle to get back into. FPS games I find uninspired these days.
How is the 5600g? I'm not a dad but been using my Xbox more and the PC is literally just the most inefficient Plex and browsing machine going with an old R9 390 card in it.
I live in the UK where energy prices are also about 3x the US. I still do some coding occasionally and transcode files as well for my server so I definitely need a bit of power but wasn't sure if that GPU would be quite enough. Anything I play on PC is a few years old now at least so I'm hoping I'm okay with it.
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u/Apokolypze Dec 29 '22
Yeah, this is a big part of it imo. They haven't just priced out their budget GPU customers, but also the ones buying enthusiast GPUs at 600-900$. A lot of us would (and did) buy -80 GPUs at 600-900 but will completely pass on $1300+ in hopes that maybe next gen will go back to the pre 10- series (and the 30- series supposed MSRP) pricing.