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greenmedic88 on 26 November 2013
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babuks said:
Teriol said:
a middle range RIG that's the ps4. if graphics are the selling point well a pc from 2 or 3 years ago is more powerfull and can produce better graphics.


But you can't compare them directly, console games are optimized for a certain hardware environment, whilst the pc games are not.

One could objectively test that statement by simply running something like Battlefield 4, CoD Ghosts or Assassin's Creed 4 on a PC from 2-3 years ago (or just looking up performance numbers on Tom's) and comparing the performance numbers to the posted performance numbers from the PS4, which are readily available. 

My guess would be it would take a middle/high end gaming PC from 2-3 years ago (using a VGA card that was probably in the $300-400 range) with a total build cost of around $800 to provide similar numbers, and that's being generous. 

If anyone wants to look it up, be my guest; the info is already out there. 

So comparing an $800 box (just the CPU, as builds never include the cost of input devices or OS) in 2010-11 dollars to a $400 all inclusive box being sold in 2013 is an iffy comparison at best.