Mummelmann said:
This is my main gripe with the whole situation; the vast majority of PC gamers are looking for the same thing. Only a tiny percentage go all-in on the hardware, so screwing over potential customers wanting decently performing cards at a reasonable price is stupid beyond belief, as this is by far the largest volume of sales and revenue. Paying high prices for enthusiast components and gear is one thing, pricing mid and low-tier cards absurdly is just dumb. At this rate, the PC gaming market might take a hit in certain segments due to people flat-out failing to find reasonable rigs and parts to play on. On the hardware side, this is already happening, we'll see how the revenue per capita figures look about 1-2 years from now. |
You know there are definitely some folks out there in the marketing gig that like to think they are being clever when they try to toe the line with what their customers are willing to accept/deny.
But sometimes, not all the time, that idea doesn't work so well for very long.
Case in point, me; I've skipped 3 Nvidia gens now and I am beyond fed up. All this shit has done is given us a band aid in terms of software tech and a few added nodes for clever corner cutting to produce something that should be handled by raw power alone, and even then it's being sold at a premium for 3 gens now...
I know they are trying to play the waiting game, but I can play it quite well myself, but sometimes with certain companies, I'm not entirely going to forget how I was treated while waiting. I waited years for MS to get it's fucking act together in regards to PC gaming. They finally came back, oh boy did they ever, but I still didn't forget, and I still forever hold them at a pole's pace, never letting it go any shorter, not letting them get any closer, because I was burned by them and made to wait nearly 2 decades for them to return to form on the platform.
In short, I don't forgive so easily and I ain't going to forget how I was treated.
Step right up come on in, feel the buzz in your veins, I'm like an chemical electrical right into your brain and I'm the one who killed the Radio, soon you'll all see
So pay up motherfuckers you belong to "V"
