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What happened to gaming? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

What you're describing is not exactly gaming, but a different hobby entirely which is sometimes referred to as benchmarking. I've dabbled in it myself for some games, and the goal isn't to experience and talk about the game as it is, but to figure out how to benchmark, best settings for performance and all that jazz.

Discussions about specific games for their merits are still very much alive on the internet though, you usually have to go to reddit and look for a dedicated subreddit for the game you're interested in or their itch/discord if it's a small indie game.