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The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Re: The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Post by makeitdouble »

pjmlp wrote: post #7

It means people get to enjoy more indie games with good designs, instead of having FOMO for cool graphics without substance.

On graphics: there is a threshold where realistic graphics make the difference.

Not all games need to be that, but Ghost of Tsushima in GBA Pokemon style is not the same game at all. And is it badly designed ? I also don't think so. Same for many VR games which make immersion meaningful in itself.

We can all come up with a litany of bad games, AAA or indie, but as long as there's a set of games fully pushing the envelope and bringing new things to the table, better hardware will be worth it IMHO.

Re: The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Post by Apocryphon »

makeitdouble wrote: post #61
pjmlp wrote: post #7

It means people get to enjoy more indie games with good designs, instead of having FOMO for cool graphics without substance.

On graphics: there is a threshold where realistic graphics make the difference. Not all games need to be that, but Ghost of Tsushima in GBA Pokemon style is not the same game at all. And is it badly designed ? I also don't think so. Same for many VR games which make immersion meaningful in itself. We can all come up with a litany of bad games, AAA or indie, but as long as there's a set of games fully pushing the enve…

Sure, but would Ghosts of Tsushima be any less immersive with PS4 graphics? Even max PS3 graphics?

Re: The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Post by makeitdouble »

Apocryphon wrote: post #62
makeitdouble wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On graphics: there is a threshold where realistic graphics make the difference. Not all games need to be that, but Ghost of Tsushima in GBA Pokemon style is not the same game at all. And is it badly designed ? I also don't think so. Same for many VR games which make immersion meaningful in itself. We can all come up with a litany of bad games, AAA or indie, but as long as there's a set of games fully pushing the enve…

Sure, but would Ghosts of Tsushima be any less immersive with PS4 graphics? Even max PS3 graphics?

Yes.

The whole point is to convey details of an area you never lived in, of an actual place you never visited.

I'd make the same argument for Half-Life Alyx or BioHazard, the visceral reaction you get from a highly detailed and textured world works at a different level than just "knowing" what you have in front of your eyes.

Your brain is not filling the gaps, it is taking in the art of the creator.

Re: The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Post by Apocryphon »

makeitdouble wrote: post #63
Apocryphon wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, but would Ghosts of Tsushima be any less immersive with PS4 graphics? Even max PS3 graphics?

Yes. The whole point is to convey details of an area you never lived in, of an actual place you never visited. I'd make the same argument for Half-Life Alyx or BioHazard, the visceral reaction you get from a highly detailed and textured world works at a different level than just "knowing" what you have in front of your eyes. Your brain is not filling the gaps, it is taking in the art of the creator.

Eh, eye of the beholder. It's made all the funnier that Ghosts of Tsushima has a Kurosawa Mode that converts all that detail into monochrome.

RE 7 Biohazard was made for the PS4! And its VR version and Half-Life Alyx probably do require higher graphical fidelity, as VR games are not exactly the same thing as regular video games.

Re: The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Post by throwaway613745 »

I’ve always been an AMD customer because I’ve despised Nvidia’s business practices for 10+ years.

It would still suck if they left the market because who does AMD have to compete with with? Intel? LOL

Increased prices for everyone. Lovely. I can’t despise AI enough.

Re: The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Post by throwaway613745 »

pjmlp wrote: post #14
newsclues wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It means lots of people will give up the hobby. Let's be real, the twitch FPS CoD players aren't going to give that up and play a boring life simulator. This has the potential to harm a lot of businesses from hardware to software companies, and change the lives of millions of people.

Let's be real, CoD only appeals to a small community in the whole planet.

It’s only one of if not the best selling game every year.

Totally niche appeal, yeah right.

Re: The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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Post by _23sd »

This is just DRAM hysteria spiraling out to other kinds of hardware, will age like fine milk just like the rest of the "gaming PC market will never be the same" stuff. Nvidia has Amazon, Google, and others trying to compete with them in the data center. No one is seriously trying to beat their gaming chips. Wouldn't make any sense to give it up.
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