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Masspoint OP t1_j6oe7l0 wrote

That's not how I meant it, before crysis a lot of games were developped for the pc only, or first for the pc and then ported to the console.

The x360 and ps3 generation changed that, I call it the coup of the consoles. The xbox 360 and ps3 were so strong at the time of release you had to buy a 1500$ pc to match the performance, this while the x360 released at 400$.

Pc games were characterized before that by pushing the technology always forward and the consoles had to follow.

Crysis was actually one of the last games that did that, and the leap in technology was so big, no pc could run it at ultra settings, at least not the real ultra settings, because ultra settings in the menus were still nerfed, because they knew it would take years before any pc would even be able to handle anything stronger.

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ASUSswift1440p144hz t1_j6odqd1 wrote

People in this comment section actually treating this like it's a legitimate source from Forbes Magazine on "Greatest Video games from 1975 to Present Day based on Gross Revenue and Copies Sold".

It's just a list some guy made...there aren't any objective metrics for what defines a "landmark video title" for this list other than /u/Masspoint liked it a lot.

I'm surprised that this isn't immediately obvious to everyone, but I guess some of the commentors are wondering why Club Penguin and Roblox aren't on this list so that says a little bit about the worldly experiences of the people commenting on this post.

If this was a one-off, I wouldn't pay it any mind, but I've been seeing more and more posts like this with clueless redditors treating obviously fake things like they're real.

For all the information the internet spreads, you still have to try to objectively analyze the things you see on it! You can walk away with as much fake knowledge as real knowledge if you aren't careful!

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