Resolution doesn't sell games, says Far Cry 4 dev - 1080p debate is a "weird echo chamber"

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Sentient_Nebula said:

JEMC said:

Actually, GPU cycles are now as frequent as before, or even slower. If we look at AMD:

• R9 290/290X_ October 2013
• HD 7970_ Jan 2012
• HD 6970_ Dec 2010
• HD 5870_ Sep 2009
• HD 4870_ Sep 2008

As you see, there's usually 12 months between each release, with the 390/390 being actually late (thanks to the 20nm problems). And everybody knows that only a very minority of gamers upgrade their GPU with every new release, most wait a couple of gens or more to make the jump, which is the more sensible think to do.

It's also worth noting that, not only are the cycles slower, but the graphical leap with end generation is also less.

In the past, you could get a card as powerful as the last-gen's flagship, for half the price. Now, you'll be lucky to get a 10% or 20% framerate boost over a card of the same price from a year ago.

It seems like we're reaching a plateau in graphics performance.

Indeed.

Manufacturing tech doesn't advance as fast as before, in part because it's getting harder and harder to do it but also because it's becoming so expensive that the jump from one node to another barely makes it profitable.