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| Zippy6 said: Looked at steam hardware survey for October 2018 Vs 2025 to compare. I'd say that in 2018 roughly 43% of steam users had a better GPU than the PS4, and in 2025 about 37% have one better than the PS5. So definitely a decline in how fast the average Steam user catches up to console spec, though not a massive one. Probably down to A. The apocalyptic GPU prices we had for a year during COVID, and B. The consoles this generation were much more competitive to current pc tech. The PS4 was most similar to a Radeon 7850. A $250 GPU that was released over 1.5 years before the PS4. Whereas PS5 got RDNA2 just before the first PC card launched, and it's closest pc equivalent launched almost a year later at $380. |
There are a lot of factors
- 2018 90 million monthly active users, 2025 150 million monthly active users, dilution of hardcore games, more laptop users getting on Steam.
- Inflation and stagnating income, people have less money to buy the more expensive GPUs.
- Games running better on older hardware, longer cross gen period.
- Continuing growing focus on indie and older games nowadays, fewer taxing AAA games coming out.
- RT and 4K not living up to the hype or rather the more casual gamer doesn't care, so doesn't need to upgrade.
Diminishing returns.
Don't know if that's good or bad for the GabeCube. It's not as versatile as a laptop, so it all depends on the price.
