Microsoft quietly scrubbed its 32GB RAM gaming recommendation after gamers called it out
Microsoft previously recommended 32GB of RAM as a 'no worries' upgrade for gaming PCs, with 16GB as the baseline. The recommendation faced backlash from gamers who criticized the cost and practicality of such advice. Microsoft subsequently removed the article, leaving no archived version available.
- ▪Microsoft recommended 16GB of RAM as a baseline and 32GB as the ideal amount for gaming.
- ▪Gamers criticized the 32GB recommendation due to its high cost and questioned its necessity.
- ▪The article containing the recommendation was deleted by Microsoft with no preserved snapshot on the Wayback Machine.
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