how come do consoles never lags while pc's do?

[AliRidha]

What I mean is that consoles use very old or underpowered hardware yet they never lag while pc's use the latest hardware yet they do lag

 

[coldron12]

It depends on the system that you are on. Games are made especially for consoles in most cases and are programmed to run well with the hardware. IF you have a good PC, you will run a game at higher graphics settings than a console and with less lag. The last gen consoles usually only ran games at 30FPS whereas my PC for example usually runs them at 60FPS and with much better graphics. It just depends on the system you have.

 

[Cached]

Consoles get better optimization since every unit has same specifications, and they do not run at ultra settings unlike pc games which run on high end rigs, consoles are locked at 30 fps, and sometimes they dip into 25fps too.
They are marketed as very good but they run on 2-3 years old hardware and on low-medium settings relative to pc.

 

[James Mason]

They never lag?

You're 1000% wrong.

I've played plenty of console games that have lagged while playing when a bunch of things were going on onscreen.

PCs also run the games with MUCH more demanding settings than consoles ever do.

 

[anbello262]

I've seen Call of duty, zombie mode, 4 players, lag a lot when many zombies appear on-screen... If you play a PC game with low settings, you'll never see them lag if your system is good enough.

 

[clueless77]

I've been playing Watch Dogs on PS4, I've definitely been getting lag in both offline mode and especially freeroam online mode and actually had to reinstall it once because it started to get really choppy to the point where the game was completely unplayable. Frame dips on the PS3 were the norm with a lot of titles, it's why I gamed primarily on a 360 last gen.

 

[NBSN]

I have played a ton of console games that lag. Two Worlds is one of the worst. Consoles are made with custom architecture and they all run the same for developers to cater to that when building games. So even though console tech is older and not as powerful as a computer, the games are specifically optimized for that tech, and the settings used are very minimal compared to a PC game at decent settings. Think of it this way, we will say that your computer can run Battlefield 4 at 30 fps on high with lag causing constant fps drops down to 15-20. Well, set your system to mimic a console by changing the settings to low with low to no AA and see how you get better fps and even if the fps drops it will be minimal.