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Less than 1 in 1000 gamers are playing in 4k.

KiyorisKiyoris Member RarePosts: 2,130
edited February 2016 in The Pub at MMORPG.COM
Interesting stats if you look at Steam data.

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

Less than 1 in 1000 gamers are playing in 4k.



Almost everyone is playing in HD or notebook resolution.




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  • SimsuSimsu Member UncommonPosts: 386
    edited February 2016
    If by gamers you mean "people who completed the Steam survey" then yes.

    It would be interesting to see what the numbers are for all gamers tho
  • mgilbrtsnmgilbrtsn Member EpicPosts: 3,430
    Simsu said:
    If by gamers you mean "people who completed the Steam survey" then yes.

    It would be interesting to see what the numbers are for all gamers tho
    I would imagine it's still pretty low.

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  • BigRamboBigRambo Member UncommonPosts: 191
    Considering 80% of the MMO player base are on WoW / LoL / DOTA, I fail to see the point in 4K in that department?  And I won't even talk about the millions playing more on their smartphones than on a TV / PC.  Also who cares about graphics? Not even 0.001% of gamers care about graphics, the numbers DOTA, LoL, WoW and mobile games are putting up is pretty overwhelming, and let's face it, they won't be winning any fashion contest, but they get the job done with the game play, and at the end of the day, whether you like or not, that's all the Pubs / Devs cares about.  You want graphics? Go watch Star Wars : Clone Wars, leave the "high end" graphics garbage out of the MMO world.  
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    Why does this matter? Put another way, why ask this question?  

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  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,483
    You're ignoring the multi-monitor resolution section, which is where a lot of the really high resolutions come from.
  • IceAgeIceAge Member EpicPosts: 3,200
    My resolution is also not listed. 

    Still ( D.R.E ) , playing on classic 1280x1024 :)

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  • goth1cgoth1c Member UncommonPosts: 79
    why is this suprise 4k is for the rich or those who get free stuff from "companys", if we all were rich evry one woudl be playing 4k but 4k isnt for who whants is for who can...

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  • LyrianLyrian Member UncommonPosts: 412
    To be fair too, I don't think 4k has been out long enough to survive the next round on monitor refreshes either. I bought my current pair of monitors 2 years ago, and I certainly hope they'll last me another 5. Maybe by then we'll have 8k? Who knows!

    I think this'll just take time to permeate the market for those that it interests.

    I know that if/when I'm in a position to buy a TV, I'll try and find a 4k TV. But right now, mine's more than fine for my needs.
  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    Simsu said:
    If by gamers you mean "people who completed the Steam survey" then yes.

    It would be interesting to see what the numbers are for all gamers tho
    It will shock you how accurate something like a steam survey is when representing the world population playerbase.  Ever watched the elections for US president?  They pull in the votes from a few towns and surprisingly enough once all the votes from the entire state have been counted the numbers are almost exactly the same as those first few towns.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
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  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    filmoret said:
    Simsu said:
    If by gamers you mean "people who completed the Steam survey" then yes.

    It would be interesting to see what the numbers are for all gamers tho
    It will shock you how accurate something like a steam survey is when representing the world population playerbase.  Ever watched the elections for US president?  They pull in the votes from a few towns and surprisingly enough once all the votes from the entire state have been counted the numbers are almost exactly the same as those first few towns.
    They don't poll from a "few towns" nice try though. 
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  • CavemanBECavemanBE Member UncommonPosts: 78
    goth1c said:
    why is this suprise 4k is for the rich or those who get free stuff from "companys", if we all were rich evry one woudl be playing 4k but 4k isnt for who whants is for who can...
    Rich?? Get a job and earn that moneys dude :)
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  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565
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  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,386
    I am at 1920 X 1080. That is the max the monitor I got last year can get.
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  • GrumpyHobbitGrumpyHobbit Member RarePosts: 1,220
    Why is this interesting?
  • cameltosiscameltosis Member LegendaryPosts: 3,832
    Surely its not surprising that so few are playing in 4K?

    4K is damn expensive. Not only do you need to splash out on the monitor / tv, you also need a good graphics card which can cost a lot. Its just not really worth it at the moment for the majority of people. 
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  • FlyByKnightFlyByKnight Member EpicPosts: 3,967
    In a world where people randomly say shit and spout percentages, hard numbers and facts are always interesting.
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  • Loke666Loke666 Member EpicPosts: 21,441
    Not 1 in 1000 play 2K like me? (2560x1440 in my case).

    I don't really see the point of higher resolutions unless you have more then 1 screen (like Quizz said) or a gigantic screen. I don't have room for either at the moment.

    My 27" 2K screen do make games look very beutiful while giving me a lot of space to look around though, I recommend it. I can see the difference between 1080P and 2K easily when I play, but it is really hard between 2K and 4K so I don't think it is worth the pricetag.

    Anyways, all of us just need to find the rezz that works best for us (within the limits of budget and space).
    BillMurphy said:
    I am finally in the elite of something besides body hair!
    That might be a bit too much information, Bill. ;)
  • SEANMCADSEANMCAD Member EpicPosts: 16,775
    Kiyoris said:
    Kiyoris must work for steam...<snip>
    facepalm......must be why I started a 19 page thread arguing against Steam http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/443511/france-sues-steam-argues-you-own-your-account-and-game-not-valve/p1
     
    I don't even use steam. Keep your misplaced attacks to yourself so I don't need to flag you, this thread isn't about me. If you don't like the thread, don't post in it.
    HA!

    right here

    There are 125 million 'active' steam users and I have told people many times that there are people out there who are PC gamers who do not have a Steam account so the number of PC gamers is actually higher.

    there it is, evidence.

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  • SEANMCADSEANMCAD Member EpicPosts: 16,775

    Loke666 said:
    Not 1 in 1000 play 2K like me? (2560x1440 in my case).

    I don't really see the point of higher resolutions unless you have more then 1 screen (like Quizz said) or a gigantic screen. I don't have room for either at the moment.

    My 27" 2K screen do make games look very beutiful while giving me a lot of space to look around though, I recommend it. I can see the difference between 1080P and 2K easily when I play, but it is really hard between 2K and 4K so I don't think it is worth the pricetag.

    Anyways, all of us just need to find the rezz that works best for us (within the limits of budget and space).
    BillMurphy said:
    I am finally in the elite of something besides body hair!
    That might be a bit too much information, Bill. ;)
    I play on one monitor and I always perfer 2k if I can get it.

    Why?
    it looks better and the field of view is larger.

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  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    Jean-Luc_Picard said:
    Kyleran said:
    Why does this matter? Put another way, why ask this question?  
    She's trying to find justifications for her choice not to play in 4K. Read her post history, you'll understand.
    One the OP decided some new hardware is "crap", it becomes a fact she needs to try to justify by repeatedly posting some irrelevant numbers and articles.

    EDIT: yeah, and as Quiz said, she quite conveniently ignores the multi-screen configs, where most of the high res gaming happens.
    Not ignored purposely cut it out...it's the OPs motto cut out all info that doesn't suit her agenda.  
  • FlyByKnightFlyByKnight Member EpicPosts: 3,967
    Jean-Luc_Picard said:
    Kyleran said:
    Why does this matter? Put another way, why ask this question?  
    She's trying to find justifications for her choice not to play in 4K. Read her post history, you'll understand.
    One the OP decided some new hardware is "crap", it becomes a fact she needs to try to justify by repeatedly posting some irrelevant numbers and articles.
    I don't go around investigating peoples post history or anything but the numbers aren't irrelevant at all.

    4K is still very young and the video cards struggle to keep up with the resolution.

    It's valuable information.
    "As far as the forum code of conduct, I would think it's a bit outdated and in need of a refre *CLOSED*" 

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  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    FlyByKnight said:
    Jean-Luc_Picard said:
    Kyleran said:
    Why does this matter? Put another way, why ask this question?  
    She's trying to find justifications for her choice not to play in 4K. Read her post history, you'll understand.
    One the OP decided some new hardware is "crap", it becomes a fact she needs to try to justify by repeatedly posting some irrelevant numbers and articles.
    I don't go around investigating peoples post history or anything but the numbers aren't irrelevant at all.

    4K is still very young and the video cards struggle to keep up with the resolution.

    It's valuable information.
    Valuable?  To who and how?  
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