With cryptocurrency massively driving up GPU prices, have we entered the dark age for PC gaming?
Not saying it is the death of PC gaming. I have heard that predicted many times before and that has not happened, it won't happen IMO.
But for people on a budget, upgrading the GPU is pretty hard to do right now. And there is no end in sight to the skyrocketing prices for graphics cards. It was not too long ago that graphics cards just kept getting better and better while getting cheaper and cheaper. Ah, the good old days...
Not that this is the end of the world. We still have console games, smartphone games, and fun outdoor activities are still allowed!
But it looks grim for PC gaming due to cryptocurrency. And there does not appear to be a reliable forecast as to when GPU prices will return to their historical pricing patterns.
Not saying it is the death of PC gaming. I have heard that predicted many times before and that has not happened, it won't happen IMO.
But for people on a budget, upgrading the GPU is pretty hard to do right now. And there is no end in sight to the skyrocketing prices for graphics cards. It was not too long ago that graphics cards just kept getting better and better while getting cheaper and cheaper. Ah, the good old days...
Not that this is the end of the world. We still have console games, smartphone games, and fun outdoor activities are still allowed!
But it looks grim for PC gaming due to cryptocurrency. And there does not appear to be a reliable forecast as to when GPU prices will return to their historical pricing patterns.