alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoValve first came up with the Steam Hardware Survey more than 20 years ago because it wanted to know what specs it should target for Half-Life 2www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down18cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkValve first came up with the Steam Hardware Survey more than 20 years ago because it wanted to know what specs it should target for Half-Life 2www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareBonerMan@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down3·1 day agoNowadays publisher just say “buy a new PC” when being asked about specs. Fuck them.
minus-squareDark ArcAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 hours agoThat’s not really true. A good high end PC can still last a solid 5+ years of the latest releases if you’re willing to stop running everything at max settings. That’s pretty much exactly how it was back then too…
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoYou could attribute it to Crisis being so popular for not running on typical hardware But optimizing a game is a waste of money when the majority of sales occur before release
Nowadays publisher just say “buy a new PC” when being asked about specs.
Fuck them.
That’s not really true. A good high end PC can still last a solid 5+ years of the latest releases if you’re willing to stop running everything at max settings.
That’s pretty much exactly how it was back then too…
You could attribute it to Crisis being so popular for not running on typical hardware
But optimizing a game is a waste of money when the majority of sales occur before release