Probably because pricing in the mid-range is at least somewhat okay-ish again.
This, and people being desperate for new GPUs at some point because system requirements for newer games have skyrocketed. People probably finally upgrade from their trusty old GTX 1060 because many new games barely even work on low settings anymore.
I’ve gone as far as to “downgrade” my desktop computer to a combination of MacBook Pro + Steam Deck. The MacBook is heaps faster for any workload other than gaming, so now my most powerful computer fits in my backpack. The Steam deck is such a joy to play with, and thanks to the microSD slot I don’t have to worry about disk space requirements anymore. Yes, it’s not as fast in terms of raw performance, but I don’t care. I can play now on my bed, sofa, or garden. If it doesn’t run on the deck, I don’t care for it. I already have way too many games I haven’t finished.
Not so sure about that. AAA games have been notoriously bad about cross-platform support which is offered by almost every single developer indie game at this point. They seem very inflexible.
This is why I never buy mid-range. The 1080Ti I bought 6 years ago is really only now showing its age. Buy top or near top-end, that itch holds off quite a bit longer.
Yeah, I finally upgraded when midrange AMD GPUs returned to $200-300 (6700XT and 6650XT for my wife and me). That same class of card was easily twice the price just two years ago.
Probably because pricing in the mid-range is at least somewhat okay-ish again.
This, and people being desperate for new GPUs at some point because system requirements for newer games have skyrocketed. People probably finally upgrade from their trusty old GTX 1060 because many new games barely even work on low settings anymore.
I’m at the point where if it doesn’t run on my steam deck then I’m not playing it.
I think games coming out now, did not know how big the handheld market would be.
I think we will see future aaa games have graphical options to ensure their games will run on handhelds.
I’ve gone as far as to “downgrade” my desktop computer to a combination of MacBook Pro + Steam Deck. The MacBook is heaps faster for any workload other than gaming, so now my most powerful computer fits in my backpack. The Steam deck is such a joy to play with, and thanks to the microSD slot I don’t have to worry about disk space requirements anymore. Yes, it’s not as fast in terms of raw performance, but I don’t care. I can play now on my bed, sofa, or garden. If it doesn’t run on the deck, I don’t care for it. I already have way too many games I haven’t finished.
I’d say I’m in a similar situation but my desktop was hardly more powerful than the steam deck 😂
Now my desktop is just a general use computer.
Not so sure about that. AAA games have been notoriously bad about cross-platform support which is offered by almost every single developer indie game at this point. They seem very inflexible.
I’ve got a 1660 super that I paid WAY too much for like 3 years ago which is still definitely adequate but I do get the itch to upgrade…
This is why I never buy mid-range. The 1080Ti I bought 6 years ago is really only now showing its age. Buy top or near top-end, that itch holds off quite a bit longer.
Yeah, I finally upgraded when midrange AMD GPUs returned to $200-300 (6700XT and 6650XT for my wife and me). That same class of card was easily twice the price just two years ago.