The announcement of Nvidia’s RTX 3070, 3080 and 3090 arouses strong feelings in one of the most important hardware YouTubers. He says the new cards make everything else obsolete. What he means by this and how the PS5 and Xbox Series X are related to it, you can see here.
Who is it about? Linus Sebastian founded the English YouTube channel “Linus Tech Tips” in 2008 and has since amassed a proud 11.7 million subscribers. In the world of hardware and technology, it’s a channel that no one can ignore. Almost everyone who has ever built a PC has at least seen the YouTuber, read a quote from Linus, or watched one of his videos for help.
He says that the new RTX 3000 series from Nvidia, with the 3070, 3080, and 3090 cards, are “monsters.” Especially the relatively low price is causing a stir in the community. The new RTX 3080 is also a reason for me to now change my graphics card.
The cheapest model is available for only $499, the mid-range for $699. According to Linus, this poses significant competition to the next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X. But why?
Will Nvidia keep PC gamers in the PC market?
His expert assessment: In his video, he explains that the new Ampere technology is real and is a beast. Every announced card, the 3070, the 3080, and the 3090, is faster than the current top graphics card, the 2080 Ti. And that one cost more than €1000 the last time (via Geizhals.de).
Linus outlines possibilities as to why Nvidia keeps the price of the new 3000 series so low despite this enormous performance increase. It could be that the sales figures of the last generation were too low (via PCGamer) and did not convince gamers to upgrade to the 2000 series.
On the other hand, console players could be an important point of the sales strategy.
This is his theory: Due to the release period at the end of Q3 and the beginning of Q4 and the low price, it is clear that Sony and Microsoft are seen as competitors to Nvidia, explains Linus.
The potential release of the graphics cards before the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X seems to suggest that Nvidia wants to prevent gamers from being lured out of the PC market and buying a new generation console. This is about exactly the PC market that Nvidia dominates, explains the expert.
Players who are considering purchasing one of the new consoles might prefer to upgrade their PC with a new graphics card due to the low price.
Furthermore, the competitive pricing could attract players to PC gaming who have previously played on consoles.
What do you think? Do you believe that the PS5 and Xbox Series X are potential competitors? Are you even a console player and therefore want to switch to PC?
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