- Oct 22, 2013
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I have been wondering this for some time now and havent been able to find an answer. So the xbox 360 has been around now for around 8 years. Since its a console, you cant upgrade the graphics on it, or ram or cpu. But in those 8 years, that graphics in the games did improve. Obviously they werent as good as what PCs are capable of, but still, they did improve contentiously over the years. Now when I look at pc gaming in terms of graphics, I tend to see people saying that you could expect 2-3ish years of playing games on maxed out settings. Then you would need to upgrade to another high end card to stay at the top of the graphics settings.
But what if im only interested in looking as good as a console? For example, when the PS4 or Xbox One comes out ( I havent paid much attention to anything about them so i dont even know the price thay are expected to be, but lets just say each was going to be 500 dollars) and I purchased the most recent high end gpu available for around 500 dollars and that GPU is comparable to xb1 and ps4; would it be reasonable to expect to be able to play games and have them look as good as they do on the consoles, even 8 or 10 years down the road? Obviously i wont be playing on maxed out settings by that time, but do you think the pc games could still be comparable to the consoles then in terms of graphics and fps? Or would my pc be unable to handle the new games by that time?
It just confuses me that consoles can still improve their graphics, granted not as much as PCs, and still have acceptable fps with the same hardware so many years down the road. But you tend to see PC gamers suggesting upgrades on their hardware after just a few years. I dont need the best graphics, I just dont want it to fall behind what consoles can offer over their lifespan with the same hardware they started with.
And this is just a hypothetical question. Im not asking for advise on any gpu to get or anything like that. I am a pc gamer and have a very decent pc for the games that I play. This is just a questions Ive wondered and never seen a post on it. So thanks in advance for any input that you may have on the topic!!!
But what if im only interested in looking as good as a console? For example, when the PS4 or Xbox One comes out ( I havent paid much attention to anything about them so i dont even know the price thay are expected to be, but lets just say each was going to be 500 dollars) and I purchased the most recent high end gpu available for around 500 dollars and that GPU is comparable to xb1 and ps4; would it be reasonable to expect to be able to play games and have them look as good as they do on the consoles, even 8 or 10 years down the road? Obviously i wont be playing on maxed out settings by that time, but do you think the pc games could still be comparable to the consoles then in terms of graphics and fps? Or would my pc be unable to handle the new games by that time?
It just confuses me that consoles can still improve their graphics, granted not as much as PCs, and still have acceptable fps with the same hardware so many years down the road. But you tend to see PC gamers suggesting upgrades on their hardware after just a few years. I dont need the best graphics, I just dont want it to fall behind what consoles can offer over their lifespan with the same hardware they started with.
And this is just a hypothetical question. Im not asking for advise on any gpu to get or anything like that. I am a pc gamer and have a very decent pc for the games that I play. This is just a questions Ive wondered and never seen a post on it. So thanks in advance for any input that you may have on the topic!!!
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