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Oh no. Please... not an existential threat. Please don't price out the vast majority of players from games that rely on high-fidelity graphics. ( throws hand dramatically over forehead) Whatever shall we do. What would players play if they couldn't have Ultra Graphics Games. What would become of us.

can always pivot into: - visual novels - print&play tabletop - _Rogue_-likes

Chris also likely right here, btw -- any tangible benefit to smaller-scale games is not automatic but would depend on wider sea-changes in hardware. However, Nvidia's primary interest in no longer game hardware, so (shrug) a shakeup is inevitable, with all the fallout bsky.app/profile/papa...

You can see these patterns historically, too -- in past decades, huge swathes of players were NEVER able to afford latest consoles. They acquired taste for games via web games, downloadables, older consoles, and that's where many early "indie" audiences arose. Mobiles is muckier, of course.

But if AAA hardware wants to price primarily for an elite, wealthy audience -- well, I guess good luck selling $1000 digital experiences (probably service)? Something else cheaper would therefore end up filling the massive void of $$, either "entry-tier" hardware or accessible platforms