nice rig, remember to do what every good gamer does and overclock that cpu try and get 4.3ghz out of it

indeed, I know you guys thought i was nuts saying console's days are limited but glad you coming around now.

Sony have been adding ps2 compatibility to the ps4 as they know they got a big problem on their hands when they released the ps4 and sacrificed the games library at the same time.

On the pc that problem doesnt exist, if you upgrade your gpu in say 5 years time your old games dont suddenly stop working.

In reply to a post by Chrysalis:

indeed, I know you guys thought i was nuts saying console's days are limited but glad you coming around now.

Sony have been adding ps2 compatibility to the ps4 as they know they got a big problem on their hands when they released the ps4 and sacrificed the games library at the same time.

Sorry but that is nonsense, just look at these sales figures.... if you take the Wii out of the equation they are record breaking. If the console days are limited, which these numbers don't suggest, they wouldn't be going to PC. People in general are moving to tablets/smartphones not desktops.

The PS4 has now shifted a whopping 29.3m units since going on sale in November 2013. By comparison, the PS2 had sold 24.99m units after the same length of time on sale. The PS3 had sold 16.6m, and the Xbox 360 13.4m. (Microsoft doesn't report Xbox One sales.) The Wii, though, is the clear home console leader. It had sold 34.55m during the same time on sale.

Eurogamer



Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against PC gaming and could see myself going back to it but to say it is the future is just not likely.

Edited by astateoftrance (Fri 20-Nov-15 22:01:54)

In reply to a post by Chrysalis:

nice rig, remember to do what every good gamer does and overclock that cpu try and get 4.3ghz out of it

Altenatively, just play great games on a 980. How does overclocking make you a "good gamer"? It's not even necessary.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against PC gaming and could see myself going back to it but to say it is the future is just not likely.

Couldn't agree more Trance.

PC visuals are great, but socially it doesn't compare with the PS4 or Xbone. Take Battlefront, virtually locked at 60 fps. In MP that will look and handle brilliantly, and have simple chat and social functionality. If I were playing it as a solo gsme, or if it were a slower RPG like the Witcher, then PC would be my go to option.

Chrysalis has a Sony fixation. He doesn't mention MS running scared with the Xbone, and the last time I checked, that was a console too. Pros and Cons on both sides, but to say Sony have a problem with an inferior machine is blatant twaddle.

So lets just take the Christmas issue regarding this quote.

How many parents will go out this year and buy there children Xbox Ones and Playstation 4s against buying them a PC instead.

The only thing that may well possibly die regarding consoles is Disk based games in the future as digital content and Cloud Gaming seems to be where they would like to go.

Most of the games you mention on here Chrysalis are on the consoles and i hardly here you talk about playing games on your PC.

Nice setup mate

In reply to a post by jorkila:

Nice setup mate

Damn straight!

It will smash the visuals on Wreckfest banger racing...

See what I did there?

/gets coat

you are talking about todays sales numbers which high sales were mostly done from hype, I am talking about the future. By the way, why did you choose to pick on me and not the earlier posts I agreed with?

Edited by Chrysalis (Sun 22-Nov-15 10:22:07)

and what does have a gpu have to do with overclocking a cpu?

For reference pretty much most gamers who have gamed on the pc for years and spend the time to build pc's pick parts etc. overclock. Its a way of getting more performance for your money. Of course you are new to the pc scene so you have not grasped this yet but you only have to look at several enthusiast pc sites to understand this.

tomshardware
extremesystems
hardforum
arstechnica
3dguru

I can list more if you want.

Intel sell their chips with a performance buffer on top that's available.

Edited by Chrysalis (Sun 22-Nov-15 10:26:02)