How bad are "next-gen" consoles for PC gaming?

[gamerk316]

Apparently the console can only uuse 6 or 7 threads for games because one or 2 are for the operating system. 6 or 7 is more than 4 on the i5 & that's why console ports Like wolfenstein are strongly recommending an I7 or a 8 core amd cpu.

Technically, games are using upwards of 80 threads. So no.

Granted, only a handful do "meaningful" work, but that's more due to how Direct X/OpenGL works more then anything else.

 

[Larry Litmanen]

Indeed times have changed. I wouldnt mind if they slowed down the hardware advancements a little bit so we can max out the current one and maybe polish some games. But still I would be disappointed if we "went back". Remember companies are here to make money. There will always be something better!

This said im really happy that now almost anyone can buy a not so expensive pc and still play the latest AAA games with some "great" graphics. Steam is going to gain more users with time i think since you can use it pretty much as a console on a budget pc.



Interesting post!

See i disagree, i think it's not about technology but about content. If MS and Sony can hit home runs with Gears of War 4, Halo and whatever exclusive Sony has for PS4 that will bring in millions of people to consoles.

It's all about content, i play on PC 99% of the time, but beginning this Fall i will most likely stop because i am planning to play Forza 6 and Halo 5 and after that possible Gears of War 4 should it be out.

And Sony just dominated the whole platformer thing with Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank and such.