• iamthetot@piefed.ca
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    10 hours ago

    Going by Steam Survey, I think the PS5 is more powerful than the majority of gaming PCs. Most people aren’t rocking 5090s with peak CPUs.

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      9 hours ago

      They arent… But thats overkill too, you can get ps5 equivalent with a 3080. I don’t even consider that the overall stat to worry about, its more like install base and scalability. You can run a lot of PS5 games with less power, and having so many steam users who will be retained longer through multiple console generations has value. I dont need to purchase a PS6 when my PC will run those games and keep my old ones. I can buy new games without buying new hardware. Thats a valuable market for someone selling software.

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        9 hours ago

        Most people aren’t running 3080s either though. The 60 class series is by far the most popular on Steam Survey results.

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          7 hours ago

          Steam got around 132 milion scrive users monthly: target the “some” of the most wealthy is what “most” AAA publisher, that sells at AAA price are looking for. It’s not about “some” 3080: it’s about starting from there and add all people that paid premium price for their upgrade above that.

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            5 hours ago

            I understand and acknowledge that, but doesn’t really have to do with the assertion that ps5 is mid range, which is the topic.