Next-gen console war: The verdict by mcvuk.com

[LordTheNightKnight]

MikeB said:
@ LordTheNightKnight

Ergo, comparing any spect to it is unfair, as PCs need higher specs to do their functions past gaming.

Games can be the most demanding pieces of software, from another point of view you could say a top spec games console needs higher specifications in certain areas than a PC does (Blu-Ray, 8 CPUs, advanced bandwidth and memory architecture, in the case of the PS3), from another point of view you could argue a PC needs higher system resources as more memory is required to run a bloated largely unoptimised mainstream OS like Windows, Linux or MaxOS X, but even on just an ancient Pentium 133 Mhz (or an even far older Amiga) you can browse the web, read your emails, write your letters and use a messager just fine (above 90% of the average person's daily computer usage).

Look at what PCs could do in the early 80s, even a cheap Coleco Vision games console or Commodore 64 homecomputer offered better graphics and sound. The Coleco Adam was the computer version of the Coleco Vision which received some good reviews at the time. The C64GS was a games console version of the c64 homecomputer, so the line between consoles and computers is often blurry from a technical perspectice, the original XBox was basically a cutdown PC and the PS3 can potentially be used as a super computer.

 When did I deny any of this? We know games can be demanding, but this still doesn't change the fact that gaming on the PC needs higher specs.