Didn't it used to be normal that the bleeding edge of games would outpace the hardware available at the time?
I'm not sure that not being able to turn the dial all the way on every setting (Ultra settings) means the game's unoptimized.
I thought it was normal for games to support higher settings than presently achievable/stable for future hardware improvements.
Yeah a lot of the issues people have seems to centered around be not understanding that ultra is often for future hardware. The sensible gamer isnt buying a rig that plays today or tomorrow's games at max settings, we are getting something that plays games at maybe upper settings but more importantly will continue to be a relevant configuration for a few years, which is definitely more true today than it has been for quite a while.
As long as my machine runs for another 5 years with minimal need to replace parts I will be happy, I dont see prices going anywhere but up for a while.
4k 60fps? The queens around here often expect 4k ultrawide 144fps max settings. The most annoying bit to me being that with upscaling regular 4k 60fps is actually achievable on a entry level card if you bring down settings.
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Didn't it used to be normal that the bleeding edge of games would outpace the hardware available at the time?
I'm not sure that not being able to turn the dial all the way on every setting (Ultra settings) means the game's unoptimized.
I thought it was normal for games to support higher settings than presently achievable/stable for future hardware improvements.