The Dark Era of PC Gaming.. at least for me

[Dokferr]

- Brutally expensive GPU.. Seriously, even some low end GPU is priced 2-3 times MSRP. I sold my old GPU before all the prices hike, now the only thing I have is crappy Intel HD graphic. Thankfully I still have a gaming laptop with decent GPU.
- More and more big publishers ignored Steam recommended regional pricing. This is really important for me, because I used to think this is the main difference between PC and console gaming, with consoles have no regional pricing. So, while PC is more expensive than consoles, in the end, with cheaper games price, I felt like I was saving more. And also, with this fully converted USD 60 to my regional price, even with sale, I still can't afford it, unless it's really big discount. I'd rather use that money for primary and secondary goods.
- No gamepass on my region, which is suck.
- Timed exclusives on crappy store.. Yikes.

Perhaps, I'm gonna buy an XBOX, but no gamepass, so it's not really an option for now. Or will I go to the dark side.. I have no idea, I'd rather not to, but all this big publishers don't care, so why should I care. Still, I just wish all this problems can be improved and resolved soon.

[Walach]

For me it has more to do with that there are no good new games. :(
"Ohh a new game lets have a lo... ohh it's early access, but maybe this one has... no it's another multiplayer shooter".

Woe me! :P

[Zekiran]

Why would have sold an old gpu before actually owning a new one?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Walach eredeti hozzászólása:

For me it has more to do with that there are no good new games. :(
"Ohh a new game lets have a lo... ohh it's early access, but maybe this one has... no it's another multiplayer shooter".

Woe me! :P

Gaming tends to follow the trends, while individuals do not.

I waited forever for a new Mechwarrior game... still waiting in fact, at least for it to be on Steam.

While I do tend to hate PvP type games and EAGs, some of my most fun purchases have been Call of Duty Cold War and Valheim, tanks to my brother-in-law as we played them a ton together.

While some of it is the industry, some is also one's personal preference that holds one back. Can't always expect to find a game you want, when you want a new game either.

There will be more in the future. Sometimes it is better to go back and play some older games for a bit.

Zekiran eredeti hozzászólása:

Why would have sold an old gpu before actually owning a new one?

Some do, in order to afford the new GPU. I've never done it, but I know people who have.

[Walach]

Spawn of Totoro eredeti hozzászólása:

Gaming tends to follow the trends, while individuals do not.

I waited forever for a new Mechwarrior game... still waiting in fact, at least for it to be on Steam.

While I do tend to hate PvP type games and EAGs, some of my most fun purchases have been Call of Duty Cold War and Valheim, tanks to my brother-in-law as we played them a ton together.

While some of it is the industry, some is also one's personal preference that holds one back. Can't always expect to find a game you want, when you want a new game either.

There will be more in the future. Sometimes it is better to go back and play some older games for a bit.

Yeah I'm a huge hypocrite as I also got Valheim and a lot of other early access game. I have no self restraint! :P

And that Mechwarrior game on Epic isn't that good, very same'y but it might just be that way for them all and I'm only looking at the older ones with my nostalgia glasses.

There are so many games to play but why can't the cool new releases also be something I want to play? ;P

[WhiteKnight]

Spawn of Totoro eredeti hozzászólása:

I waited forever for a new Mechwarrior game... still waiting in fact, at least for it to be on Steam.

It's on steam. Not purchasable yet

https://store.steampowered.com/app/784080/MechWarrior_5_Mercenaries/

[Dokferr]

Zekiran eredeti hozzászólása:

Why would have sold an old gpu before actually owning a new one?

I sold it because I thought it would drop price even more if I waited too long to sell it. I also have gaming laptop so I still can play games on it. Turned out the price of GPU is really high now when I'm trying to find a new one.

[Mailer]

Moments before the GPU prices became especially depressing I was able to buy a GTX 1660 SUPER on discount mimicing a regular GTX 1660.
I am glad that I did that but because the issue is much more contagious than that, as people are correctly pointing out, I am still stuck with an i5 3570K Quad Core Intel chip for the forseeable remainder of this year too and its service life will catch up eventually. Perhaps I will be less affected because I am only looking for modest parts and not the latest hotness.

I am unsure if what we ought to be worried about is whether the chipset producers will recover, or whether Earth’s minerals are to run out under the guise of making any more of them. It seems like yet another thing that will ultimately catch up to e-waste as people want to upgrade fruitously. Not a very exhilarating time for sure.