Lets not lose sight of reality (and the temporary blip that is scalping and associated launch prices of new tech).
Card power is cheaper now and the amount of grunt we can purchase far greater, than the 2080Ti era.
We're getting even more power for half that crazy price!
Plenty of AMAZING cards have an RRP of 500ish-750!
The performance is astonishingly phenomenal!
An appropriately good display is virtually essential, nothing has changed there, except what we get in terms of power has become far, far, cheaper than before in terms of grunt per pound, if you are willing/able to buy a decent card.
If you wanted a good VR setup, or a high end experience a few years ago, you can get that tomorrow for even less money. (Not today mind, becuase of the crazy lazy of stock. Im totally ignoring this blip which will be gone in a number of months)
We might have reached the pinacle of PC gaming. These are good times, happy days. Look on the positive side.
And looking on the positive side once more, the PC has in theory another 7 or 8 years to grow/stand taller, and put some improvements/distance between itself and the new consoles before the PS6 generation. PS5 has just launched and its effectively a 2080 machine in terms of power and already 2 years out of date in some respects.
What wont help the PC gain traction and launch itself ahead of the pack as it has done in the past, are updated PS5s with more processing power, like the PS4 Pro. And the coming ps5 pro. The PS5 will get pro versions that will help the console market close the gap between consoles and the PC. A pro ps5 might offer playstation users BOTH high fidelity graphics AND 120fps gameplay. Currently users have to choose between. Then the console/pc gap will close somewhat in terms of performance, but... the PC will always have the components to be farther ahead and I enjoy that, as well as I enjoy the PC itself more, there will always be gamers who enjoy PC gaming more.
I enjoy upgrading my PC almost as much as playing games. Its always enjoyable.
My head nearly spins itself off my neck with excitement playing games on my 2080 super.
The idea of 45% more frames per second / more settings on ultra is so exciting, I could possibly be tempted to sell my johnson to medical research today if I could get my hands on a 3080! That is the excitment of owning a PC, upgrading it. You dont get that fun with the consoles.
ON FPS GROWTH SLOWDOWN...
We know that "the majority" agree the jump from 60fps to 140 is a much bigger one in terms of WOW than the 140-240 jump. Its been written. We all agree.
Weve crawled from games that ran in 3D at 15 frames per second in the 90s, to where we are now. Consoles have caught up with high end PCs again. The next pro versions will help close the 120fps gap even further, when console users can choose both High Fidelity graphics AND high frame rate. A new generation of 120fps tvs is about to emerge.
And we have just seen the single biggest leap in processing power going UP and prices coming DOWN (2080Ti performance).
You can have that 2080Ti - nay, better than, as soon as the dust of the launch settles, for 700 quid-ish.
And the £500 cards look bloody fantastic too.
I dont have my dream card, but Im really, really happy and excited to be alive and gaming right now.
And whatever happens, I cant imagine not wanting to do a good amount of gaming on the PC, its so much more fun than owning a console, for so many reasons.