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Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
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The general trend, yes.
But then again, my computer is now many years old (some components more than others) and I'm pretty sure I could play every release from this year on the highest graphic setting (or at least on "high") without performance issues.
What I'm trying to say is not "my PC is so great" but you you don't actually need a current-Gen, high end PC to play even recent triple-A titles. Eventually it'll get too old, but that is a very long time: probably close to a decade or something, if you individually upgrade some things occasionally.
You are absolutely incorrect. I have a really powerful modern computer, and I can't do this. Well, I can, just with low framerate or significant upscaling (the latter I would call not the highest settings anyway). I can run them on higher settings usually, but not maxed. Hell, some of the worse performance ones I need to turn down to get a framerate I find acceptable (at least 60 for most games, usually 100+).
I mostly don't care to play AAA titles anyway though. Not only are they performance hogs usually, I just don't find them interesting. I'd almost always rather play an indie game that wants to experiment.
First you state I'm "absolutely incorrect" then you repeat and confirm what I said:
This seems awfully close to the "at least on high" in my comment, so what is the problem with my statement?
I also purposely kept it relative and vague, because personal preferences differ wildly on what is meant by "I can run xxx", which you've basically doubled down on. I specifically do NOT expect 100fps in a triple-A on maxed out settings with ray tracing, and I thought that much was clear. But I can get to 100fps, with somewhat reduced settings, if that's a game where I'd need that. To be specific this time: my general target is usually around 60fps for more visual titles, but it can dip a bit below in busy/dense/hectic areas. It also shouldn't leave the 50s for significant amounts of time though.
That all being said, I also only rarely actually play AAA games. But I do play some indie games that are more on the demanding side, but then there's most games I play that should run in a toaster... Which is another reason I never upgraded. It's all still good enough.