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… Nvidia did release lower end cards that target the same market and price point as the 6600 XT a lot earlier than AMD though - as far as MSRP goes the 3060 and

… Nvidia did release lower end cards that target the same market and price point as the 6600 XT a lot earlier than AMD though - as far as MSRP goes the 3060 and 3060 Ti bracket the 6600 XT’s $380 at $329 and $399 (not that MSRP means a thing right now) and similarly brackets performance, and even the MSRP was not received well in conjunction with the 1080p marketing. Both manufacturers have basically told the mid and low range market to buy a console even if you are lucky enough to get an AMD reference or Nvidia FE card.

Revenant-15 5y ago
I've happily taken their advice and have moved to an Xbox Series S for a good 80% of my gaming needs. What gaming I still do on my PC consists mainly of older games, emulators and strategy games. Although I've been messing with Retroarch/Duckstation on my Xbox, and it's been quite novel and fun to be playing PS1 games on a Microsoft console.
- ineedasername 5y ago
  playing PS1 games on a Microsoft console. That's just wrong. There should be some sort or matter/anti-matter reaction there.
  - Revenant-15 5y ago
    You'd think so, but somehow it hasn't happened. I'm just waiting for PCSX2 to mature a bit more on Xbox, then I'll be playing PS2 games on my Xbox too.
  - anthk 5y ago
    You could do that since the OG XBOX days. And SNES/MegaDrive.
- kyriakos 5y ago
  Same here, I was looking to buy a GPU and for half the cost of a decent one (current market prices) I instead bought an Xbox Series X and a gamepass subscription. My gaming needs have been covered since February and gamepass keeps delivering while gpu prices are still too high for a no very serious gamer like myself.
  - Revenant-15 5y ago
    The only game I've had to buy was Forza Motorsport 7, which is deeply discounted because it's leaving the service. Oh, and I couldn't resist Splinter Cell (the original Xbox version) and Beyond Good and Evil, which are also discounted to like 4 Euros. I might just end up buying the whole Splinter Cell series. Otherwise, I have a list of 100 games installed that I'm slowly playing through that Game Pass has given me access to. Now today we're getting Humankind (on PC) and in two days Twelve Minutes. It's a ridiculously good deal.

Revenant-15 5y ago

I've happily taken their advice and have moved to an Xbox Series S for a good 80% of my gaming needs. What gaming I still do on my PC consists mainly of older games, emulators and strategy games. Although I've been messing with Retroarch/Duckstation on my Xbox, and it's been quite novel and fun to be playing PS1 games on a Microsoft console.

ineedasername 5y ago
playing PS1 games on a Microsoft console. That's just wrong. There should be some sort or matter/anti-matter reaction there.
- Revenant-15 5y ago
  You'd think so, but somehow it hasn't happened. I'm just waiting for PCSX2 to mature a bit more on Xbox, then I'll be playing PS2 games on my Xbox too.
- anthk 5y ago
  You could do that since the OG XBOX days. And SNES/MegaDrive.
kyriakos 5y ago
Same here, I was looking to buy a GPU and for half the cost of a decent one (current market prices) I instead bought an Xbox Series X and a gamepass subscription. My gaming needs have been covered since February and gamepass keeps delivering while gpu prices are still too high for a no very serious gamer like myself.
- Revenant-15 5y ago
  The only game I've had to buy was Forza Motorsport 7, which is deeply discounted because it's leaving the service. Oh, and I couldn't resist Splinter Cell (the original Xbox version) and Beyond Good and Evil, which are also discounted to like 4 Euros. I might just end up buying the whole Splinter Cell series. Otherwise, I have a list of 100 games installed that I'm slowly playing through that Game Pass has given me access to. Now today we're getting Humankind (on PC) and in two days Twelve Minutes. It's a ridiculously good deal.