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> I think a similar example of this is the RTX 4090. I’m not sure. With video cards those gamer whales can crush all the lesser card owners after they buy som

> I think a similar example of this is the RTX 4090. I’m not sure. With video cards those gamer whales can crush all the lesser card owners after they buy some power via MTX. Then they can convince themselves it’s skill based, not money based. With a $3k headset in a closed ecosystem they’ll be playing amongst themselves and they won’t get the same level of reward (aka crushing “noobs”) that they’re able to buy in a more mainstream market. I don’t know a single person, including friends of friends, that would buy any VR headset let alone one that costs $3k. The price point needs to come down a ton and typically adoption of tech like that comes from younger generations that have exactly zero money these days, so I predict massive flops from everyone because I don’t think the economics are going to work.

wnevets 3y ago
> With video cards those gamer whales can crush all the lesser card owners after they buy some power via MTX. Are there a lot games where a 4090 owner would have a meaningful advantage over an 3060 owner in a competitive environment?
- diziet 3y ago
  Almost none that are competitive.
- fomine3 3y ago
  Frames per second counter is a game for some people
- qball 3y ago
  >Are there a lot games where a 4090 owner would have a meaningful advantage over an 3060 owner in a competitive environment? Yes, all of them benefit from being able to push high framerates at resolutions the 3060 (and 2070 and 1080) can't get to. A high framerate is a meaningful advantage for a bunch of reasons, but so's a higher resolution- doesn't matter if an enemy's movement is smooth if your screen is too blurry to positively identify them. Sure, the 1080/2070/3060 can run 4K at 30Hz, or 1440p at 90-100Hz (this is why that whole G-sync thing exists- it's designed to help hide framerate drops from those cards), but the 4090 is significantly more powerful than those are and can push 4K at 144Hz.
  - rowanG077 3y ago
    If there are so many can you please name a competitive game where a 4090 give a meaningful advantage over a 3060. And consider that 1080p at 120FPS on low settings is essentially the max that any competitive gamer could ask for. Running games higher then 1080p is eye candy, nothing more. Anything over 120FPS does give a tiny, tiny, tiny advantage.
  - wnevets 3y ago
    > Yes, all of them benefit from being able to push high framerates at resolutions the 3060 (and 2070 and 1080) can't get to. A high framerate is a meaningful advantage for a bunch of reasons, but so's a higher resolution- doesn't matter if an enemy's movement is smooth if your screen is too blurry to positively identify them. Which game in particular gives a 4090 owners a meaningful advantage over 3060 owners? I understand the importance of high & stable FPS.
namlem 3y ago
You can run 240Hz at 1080p on an affordable gpu, the extra resolution doesn't really help in competitive gaming.

wnevets 3y ago

> With video cards those gamer whales can crush all the lesser card owners after they buy some power via MTX. Are there a lot games where a 4090 owner would have a meaningful advantage over an 3060 owner in a competitive environment?

diziet 3y ago
Almost none that are competitive.
fomine3 3y ago
Frames per second counter is a game for some people
qball 3y ago
>Are there a lot games where a 4090 owner would have a meaningful advantage over an 3060 owner in a competitive environment? Yes, all of them benefit from being able to push high framerates at resolutions the 3060 (and 2070 and 1080) can't get to. A high framerate is a meaningful advantage for a bunch of reasons, but so's a higher resolution- doesn't matter if an enemy's movement is smooth if your screen is too blurry to positively identify them. Sure, the 1080/2070/3060 can run 4K at 30Hz, or 1440p at 90-100Hz (this is why that whole G-sync thing exists- it's designed to help hide framerate drops from those cards), but the 4090 is significantly more powerful than those are and can push 4K at 144Hz.
- rowanG077 3y ago
  If there are so many can you please name a competitive game where a 4090 give a meaningful advantage over a 3060. And consider that 1080p at 120FPS on low settings is essentially the max that any competitive gamer could ask for. Running games higher then 1080p is eye candy, nothing more. Anything over 120FPS does give a tiny, tiny, tiny advantage.
- wnevets 3y ago
  > Yes, all of them benefit from being able to push high framerates at resolutions the 3060 (and 2070 and 1080) can't get to. A high framerate is a meaningful advantage for a bunch of reasons, but so's a higher resolution- doesn't matter if an enemy's movement is smooth if your screen is too blurry to positively identify them. Which game in particular gives a 4090 owners a meaningful advantage over 3060 owners? I understand the importance of high & stable FPS.

namlem 3y ago

You can run 240Hz at 1080p on an affordable gpu, the extra resolution doesn't really help in competitive gaming.