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Nvidia won, we all lost

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977 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 21:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.265s | source
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__turbobrew__ ◴[04 Jul 25 23:27 UTC] No.44468824[source]▶
> With over 90% of the PC market running on NVIDIA tech, they’re the clear winner of the GPU race. The losers are every single one of us.

I have been rocking AMD GPU ever since the drivers were upstreamed into the linux kernel. No regrets.

I have also realized that there is a lot out there in the world besides video games, and getting all in a huff about it isn’t worth my time or energy. But consumer gotta consoooooom and then cry and outrage when they are exploited instead of just walking away and doing something else.

Same with magic the gathering, the game went to shit and so many people got outraged and in a big huff but they still spend thousands on the hobby. I just stopped playing mtg.

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stodor89 ◴[05 Jul 25 06:18 UTC] No.44470480[source]▶
> I have also realized that there is a lot out there in the world besides video games, and getting all in a huff about it isn’t worth my time or energy.

I think more and more people will realize games are a waste of time for them and go on to find other hobbies. As a game developer, it kinda worries me. As a gamer, I can't wait for gaming to be a niche thing again, haha.

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whatevertrevor ◴[05 Jul 25 06:46 UTC] No.44470598[source]▶
The games industry is now bigger than the movies industry. I think you're very wrong about this, as games are engaging in a way other consumption based media simply cannot replicate.
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padjo ◴[05 Jul 25 07:03 UTC] No.44470666[source]▶
I played video games since I was a teenager. Loved them, was obsessed with them. Then sometime around 40 I just gave up. Not because of life pressure or lack of time but because I just started to find them really boring and unfulfilling. Now I’d much rather watch movies or read. I don’t know if the games changed or I changed.
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FredPret ◴[05 Jul 25 15:43 UTC] No.44473520[source]▶
I’m an ex-gamer, but I remember games in the 90’s and earlier 00’s being much more respecting of one’s time.

You could still sink a ton of time into it if you wanted do, but you could also crank out a decent amount of fun in 5-15 minutes.

Recently games seem to have been optimized to maximize play time rather than for fun density.

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1. padjo ◴[06 Jul 25 07:03 UTC] No.44478481[source]▶
I don’t think it’s the time aspect. I think that on average movies and books offer far more insightful commentary on life and tell more interesting stories. That and the video game world is just less engaging than reality. Like in a video game I have to run everywhere and need to be hitting things with a sword constantly to not get bored, while in reality a walk in nature on a trail I’ve walked 100 times before is an enjoyable experience that will leave me physically and mentally in a much better place than sitting on the couch for hours.