NVDIA reportedly plans to end PC gaming as a hobby

[MrYesterday]

https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/nvidia-plans-heavy-cuts-to-gpu-supply-in-early-2026/

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Welp, I suppose I'll have to survive in the retro side of the force

 

[Lod 10]

https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/nvidia-plans-heavy-cuts-to-gpu-supply-in-early-2026/

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Bem, acho que terei que sobreviver no lado retrô da força.

Já estou sentindo que vai uma fortuna no Brasil nem eu vou ter que entrar no lado do retro da força

 

[Clippy]

Looks like an opportunity for AMD and Intel to step their game up.

 

[Yurokashi]

There are thousands of games to play from the last 40 years on various platforms, I think most people will be good if gaming in general randomly killed itself one day and stopped producing new games or consoles. Unless they're multiplayer addicts who refuse to play anything single-player, which I don't understand

 

[Lod 10]

Existem milhares de jogos dos últimos 40 anos para jogar em diversas plataformas. Acho que a maioria das pessoas ficaria bem se os jogos em geral simplesmente desaparecessem do nada e parassem de produzir novos jogos ou consoles. A menos que sejam viciados em jogos multiplayer que se recusam a jogar qualquer coisa single-player, o que eu não entendo.

Welcome to the retro side of the force.

 

[Clippy]

There are thousands of games to play from the last 40 years on various platforms, I think most people will be good if gaming in general randomly killed itself one day and stopped producing new games or consoles. Unless they're multiplayer addicts who refuse to play anything single-player, which I don't understand

I think the real concern here isn't that we'll be running out of games to play anytime soon but the fact that hardware will break at one point or another and it will be difficult to replace if it isn't manufactured anymore.

 

[Yurokashi]

I think the real concern here isn't that we'll be running out of games to play anytime soon but the fact that hardware will break at one point or another and it will be difficult to replace if it isn't manufactured anymore.

Damn I didn't realize that If that happens we're screwed rip

 

[MrYesterday]

I think the real concern here isn't that we'll be running out of games to play anytime soon but the fact that hardware will break at one point or another and it will be difficult to replace if it isn't manufactured anymore.

It'd require such a massive boycott to counter this...

 

[PhantomTohsaka]

I think the real concern here isn't that we'll be running out of games to play anytime soon but the fact that hardware will break at one point or another and it will be difficult to replace if it isn't manufactured anymore.

Physical copies of games would be also effected, with something such as gamecube disc rot or even when 3ds games dies because the flash memory in it died out.

 

[DragonMals]

more of a reason to hate how my gaming laptop has a NVIDIA driver lmaoooooo

at this point, my life is cooked. seeing 1 TB NVME SSDs go for 120$+ is just abysmal to me and I can't even think about RAM sticks due to Crucial being one of the most crucial brands for RAM is using our resources to enhance AI capabilities. makes me vex.

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Well, more business for others

 

[Tonberry]

My five year old gaming laptop that's way past warranty with an already switched out fan and another one that's starting to sound tired ain't gonna like these news...

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Hey, if they are cool with leaving money on the table like that...

It just feels weird, since I distinctly remember my friend getting a fucking part-time job as a teenager just to get an NVIDIA card because those were universally understood to be "the way to go" as far as gaming goes (and he actually had to settle for a Radeon one because his desired model was all sold out).

But that company seems to have been under shaky management for years at this point, aggressively boarding then dropping projects at the drop of a hat for seemingly no reason (integrated VR support, anyone? That was a headliner for them, then it got erased out of existence because they didn't want to do it after making it the SELLING POINT of their then next gen cards).

 

[Zerpina]

I understand Corsair and Nvidia dumping their chips into AI. I do I understand it from a business point of view. A lot of money is to be made in AI right now, so I don't fault them for that. It's an asshole move on their part, basically leaving their customers high and dry, but again I get it.
You have to follow the money if you own a company. That being said...

People act like these companies are the only game in town...
Who cares if they dump all their stuff into AI? As @Waffles said, AMD and well anyone else GPU-wise and whoever wants to, like Kingston or whatever else, have a chance to step in and take over the consumer part that these two companies left wide open....

And when the AI stuff eventually dries up and Corsair and Nvidia come crawling back, they can go jolly well fuck themselves.

Now... with that as @Yurokashi said, there are tons upon tons of old games from this year to the beginning of gaming to play. And if your stuff breaks, a third-party replacement isn't hard to find really.

It may not be a name brand, but there will always be a cheap knockoff that may, in fact, work better.

and even Walmart's shitty prebuilt systems aren't that bad price-wise anymore, and you get a whole system for actually cheaper than what you could build it yourself now. How long will that last? Who knows. Again... the AI stuff will, like every trend, come crashing down. Prices will drop when people can't afford it anymore, and these companies start losing millions in sales due to no one being able to buy them.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Physical copies of games would be also effected, with something such as gamecube disc rot or even when 3ds games dies because the flash memory in it died out.

Ill take myths and conjured up rumors design to price hike old games. My old ds games from 2004 still work chief and they dont even have cases

 

[Zerpina]

Ill take myths and conjured up rumors design to price hike old games. My old ds games from 2004 still work chief and they dont even have cases

I could absolutely kick my PSVita (if I cared to re-jailbreak it, mind you) on and it would work perfectly fine for gaming.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

I could absolutely kick my PSVita (if I cared to re-jailbreak it, mind you) on and it would work perfectly fine for gaming.

I have so many discs all the way back to Sega CD and Saturn and never seen disc rot. The hell are people putting there cd's? Directly at the sun?

 

[Zerpina]

I have so many discs all the way back to Sega CD and Saturn and never seen disc rot. The hell are people putting there cd's? Directly at the sun?

IKR?
Hell, I have Atari 2600 games that still work... kind of. That's more the Atari failing than the games, though.
Hell... I have movies dating back to the start of the DVD era, and the same with CDs and music CDs that still work, albeit a little scratched due to time and usage.

They must either not take care of their disc-based media, or the companies put something in them to make them break down faster (insert spooky X-Files conspiracy music here)

 

[diet_orange]

Physical copies of games would be also effected, with something such as gamecube disc rot or even when 3ds games dies because the flash memory in it died out.

I think disc rot only really happens if you don't take care of your discs properly? I still have my PS1 library and all of them are still playable and in good shape, same for PS2 and Gamecube. I also have a whole bunch of audio CDs from the 80's and 90's, most of which are still in great condition that I listen to fairly frequently

And when the AI stuff eventually dries up and Corsair and Nvidia come crawling back, they can go jolly well fuck themselves.

REALLY REALLY hope it bites them in the ass because when you fuck over the consumer, they usually don't forget

and even Walmart's shitty prebuilt systems aren't that bad price-wise anymore, and you get a whole system for actually cheaper than what you could build it yourself now. How long will that last? Who knows. Again... the AI stuff will, like every trend, come crashing down. Prices will drop when people can't afford it anymore, and these companies start losing millions in sales due to no one being able to buy them.

People still cry about PC Gaming being unaffordable, but it's easier than ever now with pre-built systems. I still remember going onto sites like Newegg.com and seeing how you could build your own custom PC to have delivered to you

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

IKR?
Hell, I have Atari 2600 games that still work... kind of. That's more the Atari failing than the games, though.
Hell... I have movies dating back to the start of the DVD era, and the same with CDs and music CDs that still work, albeit a little scratched due to time and usage.

They must either not take care of their disc-based media, or the companies put something in them to make them break down faster (insert spooky X-Files conspiracy music here)
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I got a copy of wind waker from when i was a wee baby thats more beat up then a irish drunk at 4pm that still runs fine.

Like i said its all pseudo myths by idiots trying to price hike games. If i can bash them with a rock, i will zerpy i really would.

 

[Zerpina]

REALLY REALLY hope it bites them in the ass because when you fuck over the consumer, they usually don't forget

Shit like this always will

People still cry about PC Gaming being unaffordable, but it's easier than ever now with pre-built systems. I still remember going onto sites like Newegg.com and seeing how you could build your own custom PC to have delivered to you

Absolutely!

Even a 5 year old mini Ryzen PC will still play most modern games, even with its built-in GPU...

Maybe not at 1080p or 4K, but you could still play a majority of modern games if you cared for the slop they call games now anyhow, and get them fairly cheap. Hell, I bought a Ryzen 5 mini PC for under 100 bucks, and that little thing can play Cyberpunk 2077 at medium settings fine.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[moonbits]

No ram? no nvidia?
whats next for the glorious pc gaming

these motherfuckerd spent a decade making DLSS, Raytracing and Path tracing acceleration and now they leave.

fucking god damn them

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

DLSS, Raytracing and Path tracing acceleration

and not a single game used it, really makes you think

 

[moonbits]

and not a single game used it, really makes you think

makes me think you've been living under a rock