- Oct 27, 2012
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Ok, so the Xbox One and PS4. Microsoft and Sony are pimping the fact that they are very PC-like as one of their main selling points. The actual architecture is supposed to be very similar to a PC, and like the 360 and PS3, they can multitask and use apps (youtube, internet, etc.). The new consoles can use MORE apps than the previous ones, making them even MORE like a PC.
So…my question is…why not just… use a PC? They already have all of the ‘Apps’ that these consoles are going to have, plus a whole lot more. You’ll also never be able to efficiently use a console for the same things you’d use your PC for without…well, making it a PC. Such as writing a paper or the like. (Most people who game on PCs use them for other things than specifically gaming). PC’s are definitely more future proof, as you really only have to update key components to keep up with new releases. You will eventually need to buy a whole new console to play the latest game. Along those same lines, you probably won’t even NEED to update your PC at all, as long as you don’t mind playing the latest game in a bit lower quality. PCs can use controllers and plug into HD TVs through an HDMI cord as well, so there’s no argument there. And PCs have the capability to have better graphics than their console counterparts, so there’s no argument there either. I can kinda understand last generation consoles because they were close in quality, but that was near 10 years ago.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-consoles-gpu-graphics-power,24390.html
The vast majority of families already HAVE a computer, so it would be cheaper to simply update THAT instead of buying a new console for $400-$700 every 5 or 6 years. Even if you buy a high end GPU for $600, that will last you far longer than a console, due to the fact that it won’t be LITERALLY incompatible with newer releases, at least for a VERY long time. Especially when consoles nowadays don’t seem to be too concerned with being backwards compatible, so you can’t even trade in your old one if you ever want to play those games again.
I’m not looking to troll or start a fight, I am simply genuinely confused as to the point of doing this. Seems like a huge waste of resources and money for…well everyone. The only thing that I can think of is games that are made for ONLY one device, such as the later Halo games and the like, but then, developers would stop doing this if people would really think about how impractical this is. I guess though, that would lead to some kind of monopoly with Microsoft running the gaming market. Haha.
So…my question is…why not just… use a PC? They already have all of the ‘Apps’ that these consoles are going to have, plus a whole lot more. You’ll also never be able to efficiently use a console for the same things you’d use your PC for without…well, making it a PC. Such as writing a paper or the like. (Most people who game on PCs use them for other things than specifically gaming). PC’s are definitely more future proof, as you really only have to update key components to keep up with new releases. You will eventually need to buy a whole new console to play the latest game. Along those same lines, you probably won’t even NEED to update your PC at all, as long as you don’t mind playing the latest game in a bit lower quality. PCs can use controllers and plug into HD TVs through an HDMI cord as well, so there’s no argument there. And PCs have the capability to have better graphics than their console counterparts, so there’s no argument there either. I can kinda understand last generation consoles because they were close in quality, but that was near 10 years ago.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-consoles-gpu-graphics-power,24390.html
The vast majority of families already HAVE a computer, so it would be cheaper to simply update THAT instead of buying a new console for $400-$700 every 5 or 6 years. Even if you buy a high end GPU for $600, that will last you far longer than a console, due to the fact that it won’t be LITERALLY incompatible with newer releases, at least for a VERY long time. Especially when consoles nowadays don’t seem to be too concerned with being backwards compatible, so you can’t even trade in your old one if you ever want to play those games again.
I’m not looking to troll or start a fight, I am simply genuinely confused as to the point of doing this. Seems like a huge waste of resources and money for…well everyone. The only thing that I can think of is games that are made for ONLY one device, such as the later Halo games and the like, but then, developers would stop doing this if people would really think about how impractical this is. I guess though, that would lead to some kind of monopoly with Microsoft running the gaming market. Haha.
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