How the PS4 and Xbox have raised PC system requirement

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sc94597 said:

Ruler said:

 

-so its not true that the evil within and other newer games require at least an i7 or equilant cpus with 4+ cores?

No it isn't true. With my 2threaded cpu I can play The Evil Within at 30-40fps, high, 1080p. The only game that benefits from more threads as a requirement is Dragon Age Inquisition, and that is because it is horrendously optimized. Other games benefit from more threads but the fps differences are less than 10 fps.

yep people are happily running the evil within on core i5's and even i3's, yes you definitely get a boost from having an i7 in a game like that but it isn't a requirement.