Go on the Record: Video Game Power

[ReimTime]

I don't play PlayStation because of its power - I do so because I love the franchises it has, and so I can play online with my buddies. But is power important for me, in terms of game performance? Absolutely; because poor performance can ruin immersion and cause frustration. However, the level of importance I put on these aspects depends on the game's genre and premise. For example, I expect a racing simulator like Gran Turismo to have high graphical fidelity and fairly good performance - as it is meant to be realistic. I expect all first-person games (and third person, to an extent) to have a 60fps frame-rate if they have a PvP mode.