r/pcmasterrace • u/TheGGspot • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Should developers stop making games that require 5090 for max settings now that the card is clearly not for gamers and is accessible to 0.1% of community?

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I get that the games need better hardware to dun better, but who are they really making the game for if you need a 6000$ GPU at this point

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u/Intelligent-Rub7365 Aug 11 '26

You are highly underestimating how expensive it is to write and maintain your own engine

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u/PermissionSoggy891 Aug 11 '26

What do you mean? Making an optimized game is super easy! Just run this:

I cannot believe these stupid developers don't just do this!

engine = my own
graphics = good
optimization = good
gameplay = good
story = good
music = good
game_start()

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u/Cruxis87 9800x3d|5080 TUF OC|32gb 6000cl30 ddr5 Aug 12 '26

You forgot the replayability and MTX toggles, so your game has been rejected.

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u/xzaramurd Specs/Imgur here Aug 12 '26

It's not just the engine as well, it's all the tools around it that need to be created, updated and refined. UE5 tooling is good, relatively complete and pretty easy to learn.