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Yes. I think eventually the AAA game industry is going to crash and we will go back to smaller teams and less ambitious games, because it does seem unsustainabl

by kokada 1y ago

Yes. I think eventually the AAA game industry is going to crash and we will go back to smaller teams and less ambitious games, because it does seem unsustainable.

skyyler 1y ago
You can already observe this in the popularity of independent games.
schlauerfox 1y ago
Unless you're very wealthy, chasing the AAA game peak performance on PC is becoming unattainable. You can easily get an Intel Arc B580 card for ~300 to play at 1440p regular settings, but to take advantage of the highest quality at NVIDIA 4090 or 5090 you're looking at $4000 just for the GPU. AAA games just broke their price ceiling too with Nintendo going for $80/90 regular game prices for their headliners, and Microsoft following. There are so many wonderful independent games studios that aren't competing for the top performance, or twitchy shooters that require such high hardware that it becomes serious competition for AAA. A few recent favorites that don't require anything top end hardware wise are Psychonauts 2, Balatro, Wanderstop, Kitsune Tails, Shovel Knight, Cuisineer. Since Doom: The Dark Ages requires a raytracing card, it's out of reach for me.
- Retric 1y ago
  Peak performance has always been pricy. Chasing the 4k dragon is not worth it for most people, but inflation adjusted a 2,000$ gaming PC from 1998 would be $3,900 today. I’ve got a 4k monitor, but only use that resolution on old games as it’s not like 1080p suddenly sucks.
  - schlauerfox 1y ago
    and today that doesn't even cover a top end GPU.
    - Retric 1y ago
      2k wasn’t a top end PC in 1998 either, just the high end of normal and you can get a high end of normal system for well under 4k today.
Retric 1y ago
Ever increasing number of gamers is what’s been supporting the system. 1997 GTA I 3,000,000 1999 GTA II 2,000,000 2001 GTA III 14,500,000 2008 GTA IV 25,000,000 2013 GTA V 205,000,000 https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto Nothing guarantees they’ll sell 100+M copies of GTA VI, but it’s definitely going to beat 3 million which used to be a really successful game.

by kokada 1y ago

Yes. I think eventually the AAA game industry is going to crash and we will go back to smaller teams and less ambitious games, because it does seem unsustainable.

skyyler 1y ago

You can already observe this in the popularity of independent games.

schlauerfox 1y ago

Unless you're very wealthy, chasing the AAA game peak performance on PC is becoming unattainable. You can easily get an Intel Arc B580 card for ~300 to play at 1440p regular settings, but to take advantage of the highest quality at NVIDIA 4090 or 5090 you're looking at $4000 just for the GPU. AAA games just broke their price ceiling too with Nintendo going for $80/90 regular game prices for their headliners, and Microsoft following. There are so many wonderful independent games studios that aren't competing for the top performance, or twitchy shooters that require such high hardware that it becomes serious competition for AAA. A few recent favorites that don't require anything top end hardware wise are Psychonauts 2, Balatro, Wanderstop, Kitsune Tails, Shovel Knight, Cuisineer. Since Doom: The Dark Ages requires a raytracing card, it's out of reach for me.

Retric 1y ago
Peak performance has always been pricy. Chasing the 4k dragon is not worth it for most people, but inflation adjusted a 2,000$ gaming PC from 1998 would be $3,900 today. I’ve got a 4k monitor, but only use that resolution on old games as it’s not like 1080p suddenly sucks.
- schlauerfox 1y ago
  and today that doesn't even cover a top end GPU.
  - Retric 1y ago
    2k wasn’t a top end PC in 1998 either, just the high end of normal and you can get a high end of normal system for well under 4k today.

Retric 1y ago

Ever increasing number of gamers is what’s been supporting the system. 1997 GTA I 3,000,000 1999 GTA II 2,000,000 2001 GTA III 14,500,000 2008 GTA IV 25,000,000 2013 GTA V 205,000,000 https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto Nothing guarantees they’ll sell 100+M copies of GTA VI, but it’s definitely going to beat 3 million which used to be a really successful game.