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I agree with the premise that NVIDIA is ripping people off more and more every generation, but this is such a weird metric to use.
Knowing Gamer’s Nexus’ fixation on negativity, they probably started with the goal of finding a metric where the line has gone down for every skew and worked backwards from there.
Why do you say that? Note I did not downvote you, I almost never downvote in this community (I am a mod after all).
I don't watch YT videos around mainstream technology (niche topics is different), so I only read GN's articles. It's relatively balanced with solid analysis considering the target audience.
What sort of baseline in terms of posture do you have in mind? Let's say LTT is shill positivity and GN is a fixation on negativity. What would sort of balanced approach do you think would work?
Keep in mind I am not a GN fanboy and I only read their articles when they are posted here. But that being said I would rather choose "commercial negativity" that represents my interests than "shill positivity".
And in defence of GN, they've actually done a lot of good for the global PC enthusiast community. GN taking up a story forces OEMs and semiconductor designers to react and they are big enough that they don't necessarily need review samples (so they have some leverage).
How is this a bad thing?
GN is definitely not without merit. Their technical reporting and attention to detail is incredible (unparalleled in some aspects), and they (as far as I can tell) practice what they preach. There was a period of time where I watched most of their YT videos. I’m even using one of their awesome coasters right now.
Editorially, however, they are very focused on negativity, to the point of appearing to delight in it. It’s the reason I stopped watching/reading their content entirely. It’s a bit hard to explain, but it feels like they go out of their way to look for the most negative spin possible.
GN’s flavor of negativity is more shaming and mockery than constructive criticism. They even make/made (not sure if they still do) an annual video and T-shirt called something like the “hall of shame” with a list of their worst reviewed products of that year. I never saw a “hall of fame”.
When they do have something positive to say, it’s usually just a calm, measured explanation supported by data. When they have something negative to say, they do extra tests, interviews, elaborate dramatic skits, and multi-part series’.
I stopped watching around the time they published an entire exposé on LTT that stirred up so much drama it basically forced a restructure of LTT’s entire company. Was GN right? Yeah, but rather than approach them with concerns, they did it in a big showy public stunt. It seemed like they cared more about having the “big story” than wanting things to improve.
I get that exposing bad things in the industry is important, and their work has resulted in positive change. I just find it exhausting to watch/read when it’s such a large percentage of their content. GN is full of some very smart and talented individuals, but they give the vibe of that type of redditor who doesn’t realize that the “You technically correct, the best kind of correct” quote was intended to be satire.
As someone that has bought a graphics card as part of a build in these scenarios:
The first 2 felt like a nice upgrade given my larger budget (200-300 more total for the entire computer). The last one felt like the worst purchase of my life. If gamers nexus is sometimes negative, it is for a good reason, we all feel it.
I have a feeling they also had to buy their own components and have not forgotten that despite nvidia or amd fighting for stats, and streamers always having a top of the line build most gamers don’t (as shown by steam survey results over and over).
Again, I agree with the premise. I just think their methodology is a bit weird.