alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoPC games hardware prices to go up even as market shrinks due to RAM costsweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down12
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkPC games hardware prices to go up even as market shrinks due to RAM costsweb.archive.orgalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 months agoIt’s only really an issue for AAA titles. There’s millions of indie games out there that will run just fine on 10 year old hardware. If this kills the AAA game industry, I think it’s doing us all a favor.
minus-squareAgent_Karyo@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 months agoEven with AAA, mid-range hardware from 5-6 years works fine at 1080p if you tune down the settings.
It’s only really an issue for AAA titles. There’s millions of indie games out there that will run just fine on 10 year old hardware. If this kills the AAA game industry, I think it’s doing us all a favor.
Even with AAA, mid-range hardware from 5-6 years works fine at 1080p if you tune down the settings.