Raploz
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Since new games will probably be developed with the new consoles in mind, a fast NVME SSD will be a must for PC gamers, and even a SATA SSD might be too slow or even be incompatible with new games. (I could be wrong, but it seems it will likely be the case).
SSDs are only an example. I actually want to discuss the repercution it will have on PC gaming cost and hardware choices as a whole.
Market analists are saying the NAND prices will skyrocket this year. With the increasing demand the price also increases.
With consoles coming with good CPUs this time, people will probably need to upgrade their CPUs, motherboards and possibly RAM if they were using and older CPU with DDR3 support only (which is likely a sizeable part of the market as upgrading the CPU this generation wasn't really a necessity, and older motherboards also don't support NVME). Combine that with the increased NAND prices and PC gaming might be even harder to get into due to costs.
Let's also remember most people nowadays only have midrange hardware. The GTX 1060 is the most popular card on Steam (followed by the 1050TI and 1050), and they will probably be a bottleneck too for some next gen games.
Basically some people will have to upgrade their entire PC, and I think it might not be a small portion of PC users (I wish I had more data on what CPU/motherboard generation most people use).
If that's the case, could that cause a mass migration from PCs to consoles? What's your opinion?
SSDs are only an example. I actually want to discuss the repercution it will have on PC gaming cost and hardware choices as a whole.
Market analists are saying the NAND prices will skyrocket this year. With the increasing demand the price also increases.
With consoles coming with good CPUs this time, people will probably need to upgrade their CPUs, motherboards and possibly RAM if they were using and older CPU with DDR3 support only (which is likely a sizeable part of the market as upgrading the CPU this generation wasn't really a necessity, and older motherboards also don't support NVME). Combine that with the increased NAND prices and PC gaming might be even harder to get into due to costs.
Let's also remember most people nowadays only have midrange hardware. The GTX 1060 is the most popular card on Steam (followed by the 1050TI and 1050), and they will probably be a bottleneck too for some next gen games.
Basically some people will have to upgrade their entire PC, and I think it might not be a small portion of PC users (I wish I had more data on what CPU/motherboard generation most people use).
If that's the case, could that cause a mass migration from PCs to consoles? What's your opinion?
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