| Played_Out said: @ naznatips In fairness, you can install linux on a console and perform most basic PC functions like word processing etc. Also, $700 is pretty much the bare minimum you could spend on a PC that will play most games, and 50fps is not nearly twice the framerate of most console games, as they are mostly locked at 60fps. And the multimedia functionality of a PS3 is obviously much better, not only due to the inclusion of Blu-Ray, but also the excellent audio output, DVD upscaling, and the superiority of the cell processor over desktop CPU's when it comes to streaming. You also don't have to build it yourself or deal with the numerous driver issues and other problems that plague Windows PCs. Trying to suggest you get more for your money with a PC, when the PS3 is still selling at a loss just seems a bit far fetched. Still, the suggestion that it costs $4000 for a gaming PC is even more far-fetched. Even in the UK you could probably get away with spending a quarter of that. |
Most PS3 and 360 games run at 30 FPS. Of the 3 I mentioned, only CoD4 runs at 60 FPS on the PS3 and 360, and I can run it over 60 FPS anyway. Some Xbox 360 and PS3 games that run at (or are announced to run at) 30FPS include: Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, The Orange Box, Bioshock, Uncharted, Ratchet, Resistance, Gran Turismo 5 (they are trying for 60, but prologue is still at 30), Killzone 2, Halo 3, Oblivion, Gears of War, GTAIV, Heavenly Sword, Too Human, etc.
The even sadder fact is very few PS3 and 360 games despite 30FPS ever make it above 720p, and some of them (Killzone, Halo, etc.) are actually below that, and still locked at 30 FPS. Many of the above games have massive FR dips that go below 20FPS.
The really funny thing is that every major Wii game to this point has been locked at 60 FPS. Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are all locked at 60 FPS. As are the Wii series games, although that's not much of an accomplishment. The Wii version of RE4 is also the only one running at 60 FPS. So yeah, you clearly have very little knowledge of console hardware or performance.
