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What happened to gaming? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago by josephsh5@lemm.ee to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Any of you feel like we've become so fixated on graphics and perfomance to the point where the actual game part of a video game is often overlooked, or at least underemphasized? I don't know about the rest of you, but all I come across on social media regarding gaming is about resolution, ray tracing, DLSS/FSR, frame rates, frame time, CPU and GPU untilization, and all of that stuff, and I'm honestly sick of it! I mean performance markers have always been discussed when it comes to PC gaming, but now even console gaming is getting this treatment! Don't you miss the days when you just installed the game and just played it? I know I do. What do you think?

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I definitely don't see a fixation of performance lol

The reliance on AI upscaling and frame generation, while the entire game takes up half or your entire SSD shows that optimization is an after thought. These solutions make everything look pretty and smooth, at the cost of how it actually feels to play (input lag up the fucking ass that makes the game feel way worse). Couple that with the myriad of performance issues the majority of AAA games have at launch.

The focus is entirely on making something visually good looking that will sell millions in pre-orders alone.