Only 34% of PC gamers play a 1080p

[Kerotan]

It's really not that big of a hassle. It doesn't take a very strong PC to run games at 1080p

Then I think that speaks volumes of the power of your average pc gamers set up.

The number of people running games at very high resolutions and framerates is actually very low and it costs a fortune.

It might seem like I'm bashing pc but I'm just making my point to the extreme to counter balance the other extreme.  

There's no pc vs console on this forum so it's not targeted at anyone.  Just spreading some interesting facts and giving my opinion.

[7H3]

I wonder how many PS4 gamers play at 1080p?

not me... )o: I have a 4k tv

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

Then I think that speaks volumes of the power of your average pc gamers set up.

The number of people running games at very high resolutions and framerates is actually very low and it costs a fortune.

It might seem like I'm bashing pc but I'm just making my point to the extreme to counter balance the other extreme.  

There's no pc vs console on this forum so it's not targeted at anyone.  Just spreading some interesting facts and giving my opinion.

It's not that expensive. 900 will buy a rig that will run 99 percent of games at a least 1080 max. With the money you save on games it will pay for its self pretty quickly.

[Xbro]

Then I think that speaks volumes of the power of your average pc gamers set up.

The number of people running games at very high resolutions and framerates is actually very low and it costs a fortune.

It might seem like I'm bashing pc but I'm just making my point to the extreme to counter balance the other extreme.  

There's no pc vs console on this forum so it's not targeted at anyone.  Just spreading some interesting facts and giving my opinion.

You keep switching back and forth between your argument. 34% of all PC gamers is not a low number. Not even close.

[Kerotan]

It's not that expensive. 900 will buy a rig that will run 99 percent of games at a least 1080 max. With the money you save on games it will pay for its self pretty quickly.

That's fudgy massive.  Especially when I buy most of my games on the incredible psn sales we get all the time.  And ps plus games which is incredible value.  

And the other problem is most games I buy at launch are Sony games.  many pc gamers have a backlog of hundreds of games they will never play or play much.  Serious waste of money.

You keep switching back and forth between your argument. 34% of all PC gamers is not a low number. Not even close.

I keep switching back (well not really switching more addressing)  the total number arguement because somebody went off on that tangent earlier in the thread.  

I should have just ignored it and stuck to the original point of %. And that point stands.  A whopping 66% (roughly) of PC gamers dont even play at 1080p.

Master race,  son I am disappoint.

[the-pi-guy]

That's fudgy massive.  Especially when I buy most of my games on the incredible psn sales we get all the time.  And ps plus games which is incredible value.  

And the other problem is most games I buy at launch are Sony games.  many pc gamers have a backlog of hundreds of games they will never play or play much.  Serious waste of money.
I keep switching back (well not really switching more addressing)  the total number arguement because somebody went off on that tangent earlier in the thread.  

I should have just ignored it and stuck to the original point of %. And that point stands.  A whopping 66% (roughly) of PC gamers dont even play at 1080p.

Master race,  son I am disappoint.

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Plus games can be bought really cheap.  
Humble bundle has fantastic offers, with 100$ you can fairly easily get 100 games, and Steam is pretty similar.  

To be fair, I play most of my games on PS4.  I just don't think you are giving a fair representation to what PC gaming offers.  

[Xbro]

That's fudgy massive.  Especially when I buy most of my games on the incredible psn sales we get all the time.  And ps plus games which is incredible value.  

And the other problem is most games I buy at launch are Sony games.  many pc gamers have a backlog of hundreds of games they will never play or play much.  Serious waste of money.

You forget steam sales.

[BasilZero]

That's fudgy massive.  Especially when I buy most of my games on the incredible psn sales we get all the time.  And ps plus games which is incredible value.  

And the other problem is most games I buy at launch are Sony games.  many pc gamers have a backlog of hundreds of games they will never play or play much.  Serious waste of money.
I keep switching back (well not really switching more addressing)  the total number arguement because somebody went off on that tangent earlier in the thread.  

I should have just ignored it and stuck to the original point of %. And that point stands.  A whopping 66% (roughly) of PC gamers dont even play at 1080p.

Master race,  son I am disappoint.

Thats not surprising considering PC games are super cheap compared to what they sell on/how often sales occur on PSN/XBLA/Eshop.

You can also get games in bundles of 7-8 games for like 2-3 dollars in several bundle sites including Indie Gala, Humble Bundle, Bundle Stars, etc.

There's also free promotions from PC Gamer, Indie Gala, etc - I get 2-3 games a month just from that lol.

[Kerotan]

Too many people to quote.  I was just saying the 500 euro I save not buying a rig will keep me going for years considering ps plus games on ps3/ps4, psn flash sales and normal sales.  

However we're deviating from my original point.  66% of PC gamers dont even play at 1080p. The very loud minority gave me a very false impression considering 0.4% only play at 4k. They're a lot of liars and bulshitters out there.  

For the record I've an alienware that plays games at 1080p so this ain't some hit and run. Just getting the facts out there.

[Xbro]

However we're deviating from my original point.  66% of PC gamers dont even play at 1080p. The very loud minority gave me a very false impression considering 0.4% only play at 4k. They're a lot of liars and bulshitters out there.  

Still doesn't change the fact that the option is there. What they choose is irrelevant.

[7H3]

No one answered my question... But I imagine the data of 34% is more important when coupled with the data of money earned from these customers... if that 34% make up 70+% of the purchase of software then only ~30% of resources will be spent curtailing to the 65% of customers

[the-pi-guy]

No one answered my question... But I imagine the data of 34% is more important when coupled with the data of money earned from these customers... if that 34% make up 70+% of the purchase of software then only ~30% of resources will be spent curtailing to the 65% of customers

Somehow I skipped your question.  
No information on that.  
But I'd imagine if they're playing at a higher resolution, and have the funds to make a computer to run something like that, then I'd imagine they could be spending more money.  But it's one of those things that could go either way.  

[7H3]

Somehow I skipped your question.  
No information on that.  
But I'd imagine if they're playing at a higher resolution, and have the funds to make a computer to run something like that, then I'd imagine they could be spending more money.  But it's one of those things that could go either way.  

I think of it rather than funds available its that they invested more into gaming via the rig itself and would / could be more likely to invest more in ways to utilize it.

However, I'm sure there are some who just upgrade for a certain game to play on full and perhaps that quenches their gaming thirsts for an extended period of time...

[Kerotan]

Still doesn't change the fact that the option is there. What they choose is irrelevant.

Of course it doesn't and nobody ever said pc gamers dont have the option to pay more for a more powerful setup.  

I've got a pc too and if I wanted to up-grade it to play games at 4k I've also got that option.  

This is all irrelevant to the point I'm making.

No one answered my question... But I imagine the data of 34% is more important when coupled with the data of money earned from these customers... if that 34% make up 70+% of the purchase of software then only ~30% of resources will be spent curtailing to the 65% of customers

You make a good point.  And I'd hope it's true to the extreme.  I want pc gaming to push 4k big time so it's ready to fit in a 400$ box when the PS5 releases.  So the more money the top tier of PC gamers spend the better.

[the-pi-guy]

4K will likely become much bigger next year.  
From what I hear GPUs will have a pretty big jump.
4K right now is possible, but it's pretty expensive and requires SLI for newer games.  
Plus 4K monitors/Tvs will become better quality and cheaper.