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SvennoJ on 22 May 2017
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sergiodaly said:
SvennoJ said:

On PC you can lower all the settings to get the highest framerate possible, which is the way to be competitive online. Plus making sure you're on a low ping server ofcourse. Or you can simply choose to play casually or not at all. On PC it's on you to get the best tools to be competitive, good HW, fast internet, low input lag monitor, wired mouse + kb. On console it will be a new thing to introduce a competitive advantage on newer HW, and you can't simply lower the settings to match it. They don't let kb+mouse play against controllers either.

well, now you have that choice too to take on this so called advantage if you want it so bad and buy the better console like you can buy better HW on PC. i game on a ps4 pro with wired controller, in a low input lag monitor and optic fiber connection trough a gigabit port on my router... do i feel like i have a adavantage? i will tell you... i don't... do i have a better experience playing with smoother gameplay/framerate and better resolution... yes,  because i had that choice and i bought it.

that "advantage" is so small, all things considered that i really think this is a waste of our time. we were spending it better playing games instead of trying to blow every thing out of proportion...

i blame digital foundry for this over the top reactions...

On PC I definitely felt I had the advantage in LAN games or maybe I was just better than the others :)

Ofcourse resolution and also HDR (or a well calibrated tv) are just as important to spot enemies. The fps limitations mostly comes down to the weak cpu, yet this is a nice excuse and not an entirely incorrect one. But sure, someone playing on sattelite internet with 150ms input lag tv is screwed either way.

Anyway, I'm old now, my reflexes and competitiveness have diminished, and I haven't played competitive shooters in a long time. For racing it's mostly memorizing the track which I'm still good at and 30fps or 60fps doesn't make much of a difference there. Although I must say I don't think I could do as well in Polybius at 30fps instead of 120fps. That game is fast! Replays at 30fps, can hardly tell what's going on.