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Is the PS4K a threat to PC gaming?
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intheinbetween
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shadow2810
Member
Unless PS4k is a $2k machine, no.
GlamFM
Banned
10/10
Krisprolls
Banned
Yes it is. It's basically nearly every advantage of PC gaming without the PC hassles.
And if more people choose iterative consoles instead of gaming PCs, the market size effect will make PC even more costly comparatively. Nvidia can't sell its graphics cards at the same price point if they sell even less copies.
Basically, if iterative consoles take off gaming PCs could be in trouble.
Well, there it is.
Demanufacture
Banned
Nah but consoles are definitely getting closer and closer to PC gaming
They are still way behind though in terms of choice and customisability.
They are still way behind though in terms of choice and customisability.
9/10
DrROBschiz
Member
Architecture, Digital storefronts, crossover, input supports, front ends, components
They pull from each other in so many ways they are inherently related
iNvid02
Member
So when are all those PC exclusives coming to PS4?
Demanufacture
Banned
"It's basically nearly every advantage of PC gaming without the PC hassles.
that bit has to be at least
No. But as long as there is a 4K sticker on the box, the general public will believe it does.
Zoloft Sonic
Member
This.
PC's make a lot more sense when consoles go the way of apple-style iterative updates.
Yup gaming pcs will be totally in trouble. April 1st is friday (quick edit cause I said tommorrow. Oops lol) btw.
DrROBschiz
Member
If anything they are more likely to coexist until they inevitably merge into one big mess of a gaming ecosystem
Actually it is on Friday. Wednesday here.
Garrett Hawke
Member
If anything, it's the other way around. If PS4K is real then it completely removes the point of having a console if you're going to have to upgrade it every 3 years so it would make sense to just switch to PC.
Nice. You saved me from saying the same.
If/when PS4K comes out, it will just reaffirm that I should go PC 100% and it would be the right move to do.
Zera_Bloodwinter
Member
Lol....no, not at all.
adamantypants
Member
This. It would have console fans shouting doom and gloom but as a high end PC gamer I'd love to see what makes a $2000 PS4. My PC with a 980ti is still under $1500.
DrROBschiz
Member
People in the PC world still buy pre built machines with no intention of upgrading
The difference isnt as stark a contrast as power users paint it to be
The graphics and performance aspect of PC gaming is seriously overplayed. The biggest appeal is simply that it is an open platform where consumers and developers alike are free to tinker around and experiment to a degree which simply isn't feasible nor allowed in the walled garden ecosystem of the consoles. It's what allows a game like Minecraft, its community and the unorthodox business model behind it to happen.
aggienader
Member
I get where you're coming from OP, but honestly no. It's not a threat to anyone but Sony.
I don't think the PS4K is a good idea at all.
-Are they going to fragment the user base? (Only devs know)
-Are games going to be compatible with both systems? (Supposedly)
-If so, will they run worse on current systems? (We shall wait and see, probably later on in the console life)
-Is this only for 4K and VR? (More than likely, yes)
-Will it cost greater than or equal to $399? (Probably)
Raises more questions than answers, and if the answers to even 1 of those questions above is "yes", then it's a bad idea.
I don't think the PS4K is a good idea at all.
-Are they going to fragment the user base? (Only devs know)
-Are games going to be compatible with both systems? (Supposedly)
-If so, will they run worse on current systems? (We shall wait and see, probably later on in the console life)
-Is this only for 4K and VR? (More than likely, yes)
-Will it cost greater than or equal to $399? (Probably)
Raises more questions than answers, and if the answers to even 1 of those questions above is "yes", then it's a bad idea.
Dam it ur right. I need sleep. Lol
Preview is available tomorrow.
Maintenance
Member
Thanks for the laugh OP.
stan423321
Member
Let's treat it seriously, unlike the above wall of one-liners.
It's hard to speculate what exactly PS4K is, but "a PS4 capable of higher graphical output" does not necessarily imply anything about how it works out. Look at NN3DS where some games take use of the additional power... and some don't.
Another tricky part is that if PS4K releases, it's a "standard" release and what may happen is that developers will simply shift away some budget away from the optimization phase, since it would be looking acceptable on PS4K now (and bad on OPS4), while the point of power gamers is that "merely acceptable is not enough". So that would simply create more incentive to get even more overpowered PCs.
Then you have people like me, that while happy about PC being usually better than equivalent console if you can wait a while or pay a lot, are more interested in stuff like modding or non-gaming usage.
(Also, seriously, PCs are not that harder to use than consoles nowadays. Setting one up can be hard, but that's it. And that's not really complement to PCs, it's just that consoles got worse about it.)
Krisprolls
Banned
For the mass market in 2016, gaming PCs actually died long ago. They're a thing of the past.
Nowadays we want things which work instantly like they do when we buy something on Amazon. One click gaming. You start playing in 10 seconds, like on consoles. Nobody outside hardcore gaffers (who are a tiny minority after all) want to bother with settings and drivers anymore in 2016 either.
That's why mobile gaming is gaining ground fast. Accessibility, convenience. Our laziness. This trend won't stop because it's the world we live in.
If iterative consoles take off, half of the few hardcore PC fans left will give up on PCs too and just buy the latest plug and play system.
I know I will and I'm among those who upgrade their PC half way in the console gen. No need to do that anymore if iterative consoles are a thing.
Nowadays we want things which work instantly like they do when we buy something on Amazon. One click gaming. You start playing in 10 seconds, like on consoles. Nobody outside hardcore gaffers (who are a tiny minority after all) want to bother with settings and drivers anymore in 2016 either.
That's why mobile gaming is gaining ground fast. Accessibility, convenience. Our laziness. This trend won't stop because it's the world we live in.
If iterative consoles take off, half of the few hardcore PC fans left will give up on PCs too and just buy the latest plug and play system.
I know I will and I'm among those who upgrade their PC half way in the console gen. No need to do that anymore if iterative consoles are a thing.
CarbonFire
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lolwut
No. Just no.
No. Just no.
coolmast3r
Member
I honestly don't see any reason for it to be a threat to PC gaming. It's still a console, albeit a more powerful one, so it being released doesn't change anything IMO.