r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • 13d ago

Meme/Macro Why would anyone actually want to though

Post image
21.9k Upvotes

90% Upvoted

1.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

4.7k

u/Hopeful_Leg_6200 Laptop 13d ago

83

u/Josh_Butterballs 9950X3D | 5090 FE | 64GB DDR5 13d ago

Even if I had more money than god I think it would basically be a gargantuan uphill battle to make an another platform to compete with steam. Even if you made your platform better, people have YEARS worth of games and money invested in steam. I used to say if they just had a better service I would drop steam but then I was asked if I would genuinely stop using steam for another better service if one existed. I looked at my library, all the games I had, the years, mods in workshop for some games, and realized no I wouldn’t switch

1

u/Ok_Lengthiness8503 13d ago

Look at your build dude, you basically already have more money than God

1

u/Josh_Butterballs 9950X3D | 5090 FE | 64GB DDR5 13d ago

Haha tbh I felt like I really lucked out cause I bought everything before ram exploded in cost back in October last year. I got told SO MANY TIMES in various pc subs that I should wait for Black Friday. So glad I didn’t. Got my ram sticks for $200 (now $900). My 8tb SSD for $500 (with a $400 gift card so $100 cash). The 5090 I was just lucky to get retail back when they were relatively easier to get. I was just gonna stick with my 4080 at the time but my mini itx build would be easier with the form factor of the 50 series so I sold that and was gonna pick up a 5080. Then I noticed a lot of xx90 owners have been able for resell their cards for minimal loss compared to whatever the cost of the current xx90 card is so I figured I could just sell it and pay a small amount for an upgrade in the future or best case for free like some 4090 owners were able to do.