Have you seen AMD's wankery? This is all due to the awful taste of the "Gamer" crowd. Gaming performance, "VR Ready" on every product, big retail experience, etc. - The whole RGB enchilada.
The marketing team does whatever the customers demand and value.
I go to an event called PDXLAN twice a year. It was previously a 550-person event, until this next one and future ones where we've expanded into a new venue and will have 800 gamers present with the possible option of further expanding to 3,200 in the future. It's one of the largest bring-your-own-computer events in the USA, sponsored by nVidia, AMD, Intel, and several other companies that produce hardware for gamers.
We RGB our cases and equipment because it's fun to personalize your stuff. There are over 500 people there, and seeing so many unique setups is entertaining. We've had someone make their computer look like a boombox [0], a centipede [1], or Rey's Speeder from Star Wars [2], complete with custom painted mouse and keyboard.
You might think it's all silly and stupid, but we get a lot of entertainment out of it.
fermienrico|7 years ago
The marketing team does whatever the customers demand and value.
Sohcahtoa82|7 years ago
I go to an event called PDXLAN twice a year. It was previously a 550-person event, until this next one and future ones where we've expanded into a new venue and will have 800 gamers present with the possible option of further expanding to 3,200 in the future. It's one of the largest bring-your-own-computer events in the USA, sponsored by nVidia, AMD, Intel, and several other companies that produce hardware for gamers.
We RGB our cases and equipment because it's fun to personalize your stuff. There are over 500 people there, and seeing so many unique setups is entertaining. We've had someone make their computer look like a boombox [0], a centipede [1], or Rey's Speeder from Star Wars [2], complete with custom painted mouse and keyboard.
You might think it's all silly and stupid, but we get a lot of entertainment out of it.
[0] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1330926013706204&set...
[1] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209758136100415&se...
[2] http://www.pdxlan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=216438&sid=28fa...