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> I'm pretty sure all they really want is for us to buy newer hardware (that's the bethesda way)

What would a video game developer/publisher get out of you buying new hardware?

New hardware justifies new software, etc. Eventually, they'd like to sell you another game. You're more likely to buy that game if you've "kept up."

Usually PC Gamers buy the games first, and then if they are not satisfied with their current GPU's performance, they might upgrade - maybe... or lower the settings a little. Unlike console gamers - pc gamers have a lot of adjustability at their disposal.

Anecdotally, most PC gamers I know unintentionally go in 2-3 year cycles for upgrades - usually the GPU. It's not planned, it's just when things start feeling underperforming. Often after upgrades, people binge old games they already owned but now at higher settings or FPS.

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