PS4Pro was made to compete with PC - Sony Exec.

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ICStats said:

kinisking said:
It's impossible for consoles to compete with PC, and that includes Scorpio and Pro. PC's are ever evolving and aren't hindered by price tags. If someone really wants something that is on par with PC, they should buy a PC.

 

Absolute rubbish.

To compete does not mean "can beat all PCs regardless of price".  To compete means to provide competitive value for some % of the market.

PS4 Pro clearly is competitive as you can not build a PC comparable to PS4 for $399.  Also PS4 Pro's GPU is more powerful than about 90% of GPUs on steam.  It is not only on par with average PC graphics, but beats the average PC by a lot.

To be fair you are also ignoring the inherent price advantages of the PC in multiple aspects over the console platforms.

If you want to make the comparison, try to make a thorough one.

Lawlight said:

I still don't see how MS is 1upping them with the Scorpio when it hasn't even releasing this year. Sony will just announce the PS5 a year later and the Scorpio's momentum (if any) will be stopped dead in its track. Speaking of HDR, you realise that all PS4s will be capable of that, right?

And what that last MS tweet told me is that the only real perk of the X1S is the 4k Blu-Ray player (we all know how physical Blu-Ray sales are going these days, right) and that MS is still more concerned with being an entertainment system than a gaming platform. Guess what brought the PS back on top. Being a gaming machine.

There is a very real chance the hardware might not exist for the Playstation 5 to be a worthwhile upgrade over the PS4 Pro a year after Scorpio drops, so stating that Sony will do *anything* in reaction to Scorpio is dubious at best.

Fact of the matter is, Consoles rely on PC hardware for their capabilities, they have done so for a few generations now and that means they are also tied by the PC's ever slowing cadence in technical upgrades.