Debunking the Myth that Next Gen Consoles are too weak

[freedquaker]

lucidium said:

freedquaker said:

But the average PC has 4 GB today, with 1-2 OS overhead, and the Game developers KNOW that. Also, 35+% of the PCs out there still operate on 32 bit OSes. Developers know that as well.

The very steam statistics page you yourself linked to as "objective and unbiased truth" clearly states the average is 8GB, and thats even with all the low end laptops factored in.

Additionally, the very steam statistics page you yourself linked to as "objective and unbiased truth" clearly states that 78% of OS used by steam users is 64bit (meaning only 22% use 32bit), ALL mac users are using 64bit, and only 0.07% of linux users are using 32bit.

You are now pulling numbers out of your ass, numbers your own "evidence" clearly debunks.

It doesn't state that the average RAM is 8 GB. It states that the MOST COMMON RAM for the STEAM USERS is 8 GB. When you actually DO CALCULATE (like I did, using the percentages next to each RAM, taking the weighted average), you find out that the average RAM is 6 GB, and median RAM (the 50%th user's RAM) is 4 GB. Let's learn some statistics.

Yes, Steam users have 22% 32 bit OS running but they are not all the PCs. We know that almost 30% of the PCs around the world run the 32 bit Windows XP beside other 32 bit versions. So even this 22% of 32 bit windows is obviously a statistical low end, since casuals will obviously be more 32-bit prone and have less memory :)