Identify supported games for current hardware filter in search

[SlayinStation]

Why not create an hardware rating system using existing benchmark sites to identify a systems hardware as being less than or more than minimum requirements for games? This seems like a huge win for some of us who travel with limited resources. Allowing those of us who choose to only see games that are supported for our CPU and GPU? I have been thinking about this for a bit, maybe others feel the same? This could greatly automize purchase decisions and generally increase customer satisfaction for uneducated users. Let me know what you think!

[Mad Scientist]

Those benchmark sites rely on all the parts being able to handle the load at an acceptable temperature in order to give a fairly good benchmark result. HOWEVER, those are synthetic loads and do not match realistic loads, which is why the games performance should be by the game itself especially if they have their own benchmark.

For example, I have seen people with around 5% of the benchmark score they should be getting, and when looking at it as someone with experience, you can spot that overheating can tank the score which shows in parts of the test.

Look up the CPU, GPU & name of the game on youtube, you'll see real users actually showing you the expected performance of the game, they also typically list the system specifications. Even low RAM/inadequate total RAM, low disk space, HDD vs SSD/NVME can make huge differences in different portions of games.

YouTube would seriously give you a better idea, takes a few seconds, you can pause & skim. Good amount of those videos also show different resolutions, Hz rates, game graphics & settings to also give you an idea of estimated performance.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by SlayinStation:

Identify supported games for current hardware filter in search

Why not create an hardware rating system using existing benchmark sites to identify a systems hardware as being less than or more than minimum requirements for games? This seems like a huge win for some of us who travel with limited resources. Allowing those of us who choose to only see games that are supported for our CPU and GPU? I have been thinking about this for a bit, maybe others feel the same? This could greatly automize purchase decisions and generally increase customer satisfaction for uneducated users. Let me know what you think!

You mean match your specs with the open text field where they can enter whatever they want?

Example...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/351450/Scribble_Space/

Sure.

[Start_Running]

To answerer your question OP. Legal Liability.

[Crazy Tiger]

It would be a wonderful feature if it could actually be accurate. The various canirunit sites show that it isn't accurate, they can't even get the same results across the board.
In addition Microsoft has a sort of "compatibility" check in their store and that too is inaccurate. I've rechecked my standard example (Microsoft Flight Simulator and my wifes Elitebook) and it still clears that laptop as compatible, even though that it's CPU is underpowered and it doesn't have a dedicated GPU.

It's also not helped that listed specs aren't standardised. Minimum specs can mean "boots up", "decently playable" or "whatever I had". Take this game, for example:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131140/The_MoneyMakers_Rallye/
Look at the minimum specs. The developer mentioned they put those minimum specs in because that's the lowest machine they had. I've played the game on a laptop that had a GT 745M as GPU and it ran fine on that.

Learn your specs and how they compare. My advice, based on years of gaming on a potato laptop, always is to use 3 of those canirunit sites and take the average result/advice as a guideline (at best). In time you'll learn to make educated guesses.
I've played quite some games on that potato laptop that all those canirunit sites said wouldn't work. Don't trust such systems, trust your own guts.

[Nx Machina]

The reason there is no "will it run on MY device" is liability - the fact that someone is legally responsible for something

Hence why developers, publishers do not commit to games running on "YOUR PC" because they CANNOT test every possible PC config out there. They list min, rec specs to remove liability because there is a vast difference between run and perform well.

Valve cannot commit to another developers game running on your PC. The reason is again liability and would open themselves up to be sued by both the developer and the user.

Microsoft tried it years ago and it failed and their current implementation on the Microsoft Store is very hit and miss, as in not reliable, in fact worthless.

Sites like "canyourunit" also do not commit to games running on your PC, they only give you a general idea if it may but not what performance you would get.

The mantra is know your PC specs and what it is capable of based on the current games you have and sometimes you are surprised. For example my CPU is below the minimum spec for Deathloop yet the game runs very well yet i could sue Valve if their tool stated i cannot run it.

[Start_Running]

Now if you're talking about a fixed hardware platform like say the Deck or a console, rthat can be done no problem because it's a fixed consistent hardware and software set.