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Chazore said:

Zkuq said:

Wait, Titan Quest II is coming? Awesome! Now I hope they don't screw it up, since the devs of the original are (quite successfully) doing other things now. Sounds like there's a good chance it's going to be good, at the very least. It's been a long time since there's been much to look forward to in terms of new games, but the situation's been getting pretty good recently. I'm really surprised.

Aye, but it says "coming soon", which could mean this yr or possibly early next year, they haven't exactly given any date or month to run with.

Afaik it is being created by the dev team behind SpellForce 3, so I've got some confidence they can pull it off. Just gotta hope they don't pull a Diablo 4 and slap in stupid shit like a season pass/battlepass or a cash shop. I want this ARPG to be authentic like Grim Dawn and the original TQ.

So far THQNordic has done a good job when it comes to new entries in IPs they bought from the old THQ, with the exception of Saints Row, and they seem to follow a strategy of launhing DLCs rather than microtransactions.

I think they can deliver a good game, but we'll see. After all, the trailer tells us nothing and the few screenshots look good, but don't tell us much.

hinch said:

Assuming that is the case.. kinda expected to see even more cut down silicon down the stack. Without any real competition in the DGPU market, there's no incentive for Nvidia to offer more. Probably safe to say that if you are in the market for a new mid-range graphics card, might as well buy now. Or maybe wait a couple months for the 7700/7800XT if you care for efficiency.

There's a problem with the cutting down hardware even more strategy that you fear. Since AMD would no longer fight for the high-end, they'll need to make their products compelling, and that means delivering good performance (for their tier) at good prices.

If Nvidia relaxes and cuts down their hardware even more than they've done this gen, they may find themselves getting kicked in the ass by AMD in every tier they compete, putting Nvidia in a bad position. Sure, having the faster and more powerful card is great for marketing, but for those in the market looking to spend, say $350, if what AMD gives them for that money is 15% faster than what Nvidia brings to the table, the choice is quite easy... at leat for most.

So, who knows, maybe this new AMD strategy could also force Nvidia to get back on track. More so if Intel stays in the game and also goes for marketshare over profits (for the time being).