The war between the consoles and PCs. Is it about to end?
The war between “console peasants” and the “PC Master Race” is often heated. But there have been many similar conflicts in the past “PC vs. PlayStation”, “Commodore vs Atari”, “Amiga vs PC” and any more. Maybe it will be different this time – because the new consoles are very close to PCs.
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The newest “eight and half” generation of consoles (Sony PlayStation 4 Pro and the Microsoft Xbox One X) is quite unusual. They are providing higher processing power yet they are supposed to be completely backwards comparable with their original models. So the new consoles are different models and some PCs can’t be upgraded – just look at Macs.
Some people may see making consoles variants, each with different power, a coming together of PCs and consoles. I honestly think it’s more of an attempt of trying to make the current generation consoles relevant to 4K TVs and for VR. To a degree we could just look at the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X as a new generation of consoles where it was made so that developers have to keep backwards compatibility in mind.
I see this as evidence that console manufacturers underestimated the power needed for these technologies and the “half-generation” just their hot-fix for this issue, because they don’t have a completely new generation of consoles ready. At least not for the price masses would buy them. TVs have just massively overtaken consoles technologically. And VR is just out of there and the original consoles can’t even touch it for the most part.
Adding backwards compatibility to consoles may seem to bring consoles philosophically closer to PCs, but it’s not really the case. It’s just a “quick and dirty fix” that is a reaction to the really fast development in the TV and VR scene of things. PC are improving more “steadily” - even though a revolution here would be nice as well, as we could certainly use optimization for 6 and more core CPUs. And the AMD's Ryzen processors might bring us towards that path.
So no. No end to the flame-wars is coming soon. What is coming is a test whether the new console half generations will be successful and whether VR will be a the next big thing. Just business as usual.
As a Pc gamer i don't understand why i should pay more to play online, i beleive that is the case with consoles (please correct me if am wrong), also games are much cheaper in pc so am sticking with it.
Nice one, Fully agree! When you buy a PC, you are actually buying a tons of stuff in one purchase.
Yes, on pc, graphics are best, game's prices are lower :
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard PS4: $35
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard PC : $19
Yes, thank you for that example
Very informative will share this with my console friends. They just don't seem to understand..... Nice post! SteemON!
This is very true. I also stick to PC
PC is great for those with some computer knowhow, money, and/or time. But from what I understand, a solid gaming PC will still run you $1000. Plus I've found in my (rather limited) experience that local multiplayer is difficult or nonexistent on PCs.
Now, my current situation of living abroad has meant playing the PC for the first time ever, but I can really only run Torchlight 2 on my poorly outfitted rig. It's also nice not needing a TV since I have a laptop. That being said, I still prefer console just because I love the controller and it's so much easier to just plug and play.
I do not know if this war is gonna end soon but as a pc gamer since a very young age, I will remain on my positions. I know that consoles have a lot of pros but can't do anything about it, I simply prefer pc world
I am a PC gamer since my early ages and I honestly think PC is much better as well as cheaper.Second thing, some games will never be playable on console.For example World of Warcraft.I will never forget that feel and enjoyment while playing wow with my friends.Anyways I am not saying consoles are bad but I don't see why would I pay for games when I can play them for free on PC.
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yes i agree, i can't imagine myself playing counter-strike or league of legends on a console! and these games are in the top list of games in a long time
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I don't tgink that Xbox have enough porential to beat the PC as PC is going to be powerfull day by day they have enough 10X times than Xbox. The Xbox just made to play game it will be good otherwise PC are the best.
I am really excited for Xbox One X lunch I don't when it is expected to be lunch .
I would like to thanks for this post
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I converted to pc gaming a couple of years ago and haven't looked back.
Ha, I love both PC gaming and Console gaming. I enjoy the best of two worlds. PC has got some advantages but so does console. In the end it is the masses who will decide and I think that consoles will come on top just because they are more consumer friendly. I am not saying consoles are better than PC just that the average gamer will choose a console over a PC.
Well for PC, Its FREE to be online with Steam, as with PS4 and Xbox, you have to pay to play online with people. The games are cheaper on Steam. And I see Pcs are cheaper, you can build one, if a part breaks, you can replace that part, for PS4 its not that simple and could cost a fortune to pay someone to fix it. I have a friend, her PS4 quit working, she can't afford to get it fixed. had she had a Gaming PC, she could most likely afford the peice that's broken, say someone fixes consoles for $100, verses the fan breaking( on PC) and another fan will cost $10. If you ask me its cheaper to own a PC.
They are converging. Soon all computers will be super thin screens of varying sizes.
technology is never ending. there will be much better stuff in future.