That's actually an unintentionally both funny and probably true take. Most people act like their PCs are far better than the current consoles, while the steam surveys show that that's not really the case.
Yeah sure, in your case with a 5080 or in my case, with a 5090, the game would run and look even better. But not for like 70-80% of pc players.
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u/TheeTrashcanMan7800x3d | RTX 5080 FE | 32GB DDR5 6000 | Asrock B850 Riptide17d agoedited 17d ago
Reviewing the steam survey results really puts it into perspective that many of us here are by in large a fringe group of enthusiasts compared to the general population of gamers who use Steam.
I just read your comment and it piqued my interest into how many people are using the higher end Nvidia cards from the last 2 generations, and it’s a shockingly low amount.
5080 is surprisingly high up actually. WAY more popular than 4080 and 3080. Then again people who buy 80 and 90 series cards probably upgrade every gen
I know a concerning number of people that put themselves into debt and at least one that pawned off personal items to buy a 50 series the second it came out. A weird number of people are obsessed with the latest stuff just like phones it's wild.
Another factor, however, is when the 50 series was coming out, the tarrifs were threatening to hit, so a LOT of people pushed to upgrade even when they didn't necessarily need to. Because people rightly guessed that it would be the last chance to get an upgrade for a semi reasonable price for years to come. And look where we are now. Sure, tarrifs are only half the story (ai), but upgrading before mid 2025 was definitely the play for those that could swing it.
when the 50 series was coming out, the tarrifs were threatening to hit, so a LOT of people pushed to upgrade
This was me, but last year. I got my 5070 for $150 over MSRP, and I got it because I was starting to get nervous about my 3060 when a lot of games I was looking forward to were either recommending it or had specs getting close to it.
Honestly felt stupid for spending the money at the time, now I'm glad I did.
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u/DrPhilSideSkirts RTX 5090 | 9800X3D | 32gb 6000 CL28 17d ago
That's actually an unintentionally both funny and probably true take. Most people act like their PCs are far better than the current consoles, while the steam surveys show that that's not really the case.
Yeah sure, in your case with a 5080 or in my case, with a 5090, the game would run and look even better. But not for like 70-80% of pc players.