For many gamers, the requirement for expensive and powerful hardware has become a significant barrier to entry. The constant demand for upgraded components and the associated costs have made it challenging for those with lower-end hardware to keep up. This is where the concept of "low specs experience" comes into play.
With the arrival of Unreal Engine 5.4 and mandatory hardware ray tracing, the window for is closing. However, the community is fighting back.
Getting a is a ritual of patience. You will spend 3 hours tweaking config files for 30 minutes of gameplay. You will see textures fail to load and shadows flicker like a rave party.
For games like Cyberpunk 2077 (still considered "new" for low-end users), modders created "Potato Graphics" mods. These replace high-res textures with 16x16 pixel blurs.