Is there any future for the gaming/enthusiast PC segment? Feels like it's dying. Becoming an ever-smaller niche.
High-end gaming PCs became vastly more expensive over the last few years, between general post-Covid inflation and the chip shortage allowing high-end graphics card prices to be pushed well into 4-figure territory.
Other than those very expensive GPUs, performance improvements elsewhere have come slowly. And on top, Microsoft is doing their best to push people away from Windows. And the VR bubble has deflated.
AAA game development is a seriously struggling industry with little tolerance for risk/innovation, fewer releases, and many high-profile failures. And most of the really popular games can be played well on a 10-year-old PC or a console.
High-end gaming PCs became vastly more expensive over the last few years, between general post-Covid inflation and the chip shortage allowing high-end graphics card prices to be pushed well into 4-figure territory.
Other than those very expensive GPUs, performance improvements elsewhere have come slowly. And on top, Microsoft is doing their best to push people away from Windows. And the VR bubble has deflated.
AAA game development is a seriously struggling industry with little tolerance for risk/innovation, fewer releases, and many high-profile failures. And most of the really popular games can be played well on a 10-year-old PC or a console.