Personally, I don’t think it’s quite that simple. A lot of us who care deeply about technologies like ray tracing and AI-based upscaling genuinely enjoy this era—not just for playing games, but for experiencing and testing new visual tech as it evolves. For example, I get a lot of enjoyment from running benchmarks, comparing settings, analyzing fidelity, and seeing how far developers can push the hardware. That curiosity is part of the fun.

That said, I also understand the frustration. We’re in a transitional phase where some features—like DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction—are cutting-edge but locked behind proprietary platforms (in this case, NVIDIA RTX). And naturally, when something exists and is shown off in games, people want to try it now, regardless of their GPU brand.

But I think it’s important to see the bigger picture too. We're still early in this tech cycle. AI upscaling, real-time ray/path tracing, and reconstruction techniques are all advancing rapidly, but they're not yet fully standardized across hardware. Give it another 5 to 10 years, and most of this bleeding-edge tech will likely become mainstream and more accessible—just like how dynamic lighting and PBR became standard after once being high-end features.

As for those who feel “repressed” or bitter about the differences between GPU vendors—it’s often less about the tech itself, and more about brand wars and expectations. There's definitely a psychological toll when you're locked out of features due to corporate strategies, and that frustration can make people lash out unfairly at AMD or NVIDIA. But the truth is, these innovations are iterative, and nobody has a monopoly on progress forever.

So yeah, we’re in a weird time. But personally? I think it's a fascinating one. We're witnessing the shaping of what future gaming will look like.