r/pcmasterrace • u/TheGGspot • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Should developers stop making games that require 5090 for max settings now that the card is clearly not for gamers and is accessible to 0.1% of community?

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I get that the games need better hardware to dun better, but who are they really making the game for if you need a 6000$ GPU at this point

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u/CrimsonBolt33 9800X3D | RTX 5070ti | 96GB DDR5 Aug 11 '26

the highest settings are always "future" or screenshot settings....most AAA games that come out can't be played on the highest settings on the top end cards at the time.

The "ultra" settings should never be the metric for anything.

Also, while they have power over ioptimization and the like, they don't set what video cards are capable of. If you want to play the game at 2160p/60fps with max settings you need a 5090 (as of today)....thats just how it works...get over it. In a few years whenever newer cards are out it won't even matter.