2026 has changed gaming for the worse, gamers just don't realize it yet
An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh). A sharp decline in game quality, a rise in in-game monetization, worsening optimization, and more prevalent anti-gamer policies have made the experience worse for the average gamer.
- ▪An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows.
- ▪When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building PCs, watching anime, or playing Smash Karts on his RTX 3080 (sigh).
- ▪A sharp decline in game quality, a rise in in-game monetization, worsening optimization, and more prevalent anti-gamer policies have made the experience worse for the average gamer.
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| Original publisher | XDA Developers |
| Canonical URL | https://www.xda-developers.com/2026-changed-gaming-for-the-worse/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:10 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T20:34:00.591Z |
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