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/kindred008 Aug 11 '26

The minimum GPU for that game is a GTX 1070 which is very fair enough.

I don't think having high requirements for the highest ultra settings is a problem. Yes, it needs a 5090 now but in a couple of generations time you will be able to play that on a 7070ti. AAA games in the past have often pushed the boundaries at their highest graphics setting, mostly intended for players in the future to enjoy (e.g. Crysis)

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u/EpicCyclops Aug 11 '26

Also, when development started on this game (2022), they probably didn't expect the 5090 to be so expensive. They may have expected GPU performance to increase faster than it has too, especially with respect to the amount of VRAM.

2022 was really in the midst of the previous GPU shortage, but I, at least, expected that to be a bit of a one off event.