Conina said:
The GTX 280 started with an RRP of 550 €:
Its price only fell very fast because AMD started a price war with its HD4800-series. These low 280 prices were an exeption, not a rule. The 280's glorious predecessor, the 8800 GTX also started at 600 €... and was worth every penny. And due to Nvidia's announcement it will be a great time next month to get good bargains for GTX970 and GTX980 cards and similar AMD cards (new ones as well as used ones), which are all much faster than the available consoles and will have considerable price drops. So PC gaming gets more affordable again. |
AMD didnt start a price war, they were more competive and could offer the same cheaper. Even the 980ti or gtx 980 are still 500€ to this day. I remember GTX8800s and Ultras dropped in price when the 200 series came out. Yes this new 1080 card will come out now, but look how gtx 980 and everything above are priced.
The gtx 8800 wasnt worth to pay the same price of a launch PS3 with PS2 BC imo.
And since when has Nvidia locked their top of the line gaming graphicscards behind 1000-2000$ like they do now for the titans? The GTX290 cost only something like 500€ back then.
And its not just graphicscards, but cpus too. I remember when i bought my original core i7 920 for ~400€ in 2009-2010. 6 years later they still charge the same for a slightier better core i7.
All these prices today are a rip off, it shows that pc gaming isnt affordable anymore because AMD cant compete. The PS4K is now a better alternative than pc gaming, and a better competion than AMD is to Nvidia and Intel in the PC space.
