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PC gaming has a pricing problem, and the memory crisis is compounding it in a way that's utterly heartbreaking for our hobby (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

At that rate, we can say computer gaming overall is not essential, so I'd be liberated to touch grass or something.

It's important, though, and it gets shittier by the day. That's reason enough to be concerned. Previously, I could afford building a gaming PC and playing modern games all I like. Now that time has passed and my income has grown, outpacing inflation, I cannot afford it anymore.

I can stream these games, though...and you see where I'm going with this. It's the very same kind of enshittification, and simply ignoring a giant chunk of modern gaming landscape to establish my power through keeping the old hardware is not helpful. I like modern gaming, I could always afford it, and now I don't.

To be clear: I am going to stick to my old hardware. But it's not because I feel empowered: it's because I'm only offered to buy into their greed in one big chunk or step by step. And I don't like my options.

[–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 9 minutes ago

You can buy a 250$ GPU right now that will run all the modern games. You'll have to live without "ULTRA" settings, at a reasonable resolution with a reasonable framerate but you might just live through it. The idea that the GPU shortage forces you to "ignore a giant chunk of modern gaming" is beyond ridiculous, the vast majority of "modern gamers" don't have current gen GPUs. You believe that anything that is not an Nvidia RTX model is only fit to run Pokemon on a Game Boy emulator but that's really not the case.

What's actually happening is not enshittification it's just you, butthurt that the market has evolved and there is now gear that is above your means. Cover your shame when you try to pretend your minor inconveniences are societal problems.