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smbu2000 on 04 December 2013
Panicnausia said:
Lulz said:
4K gaming on $2500 PC's! Everything else is trash! AMIRITE?


No one is saying that....... PC dont play games in 4k resolution.

PCs don't play games in 4k resolution?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7457/the-radeon-r9-290x-review/12

Console gaming is just so limiting at just 1080p. Plenty of people play at 1440p or 1600p or 5760x1080 tri monitor on PC. We should skip consoles altogether. It's only resolution that matters right?




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Aerys on 05 December 2013
colafitte said:

This discussion is really absurd... For me is clearly: Games>>>>Prize>>>Power.

The games I want is the most important thing, if this game is in various systems, then prize is the second most important thing (I don't want to pay 600-1000$ for a beast of pc for just graphics...), and if the prize is similar, then i want the one who have the better specs (in this case, the one who can put better graphics of the same game).

If people choose the system that cost 500$ instead of the one that cost 400$ because of games I'm perfecly fine with that, but if the games you want are in both systems and one is cheaper and more powerful.., the decision should be obvious.

Edit: And of course, RESOLUTION MATTERS...., and 1080p is clearly better than 720p or 1080i.

 

One clever post among these childish " but if you want power, you buy a PC , you dont care if you're on console lol "



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TheBlackNaruto on 05 December 2013
Lusche said:
TheBlackNaruto said:

Okay you two are confusing me...are you talking about resolution or exclusive games...becase these are two different things...


I think convo was like this:

sy: 1080>720
pc: y not 4k then if resolution matters
sy: 4k don't count cause you cant play the 'console' games on 4k
ms: but you can't play ms exclusives on sony consoles either
sy: ooops ok 4k>1080p>720 but still 1080>720
ms: but my exclusives

Okay makes sense then lol.



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Panicnausia on 05 December 2013
colafitte said:

This discussion is really absurd... For me is clearly: Games>>>>Prize>>>Power.

The games I want is the most important thing, if this game is in various systems, then prize is the second most important thing (I don't want to pay 600-1000$ for a beast of pc for just graphics...), and if the prize is similar, then i want the one who have the better specs (in this case, the one who can put better graphics of the same game).

If people choose the system that cost 500$ instead of the one that cost 400$ because of games I'm perfecly fine with that, but if the games you want are in both systems and one is cheaper and more powerful.., the decision should be obvious.

Edit: And of course, RESOLUTION MATTERS...., and 1080p is clearly better than 720p or 1080i.


No one said resolution is everything or more imnportant then games or gameplay.........................Just that it is an aspect that matters...Why is this so hard to udnerstand?



globalisateur on 05 December 2013
J_Allard said:
Panicnausia said:
J_Allard said:

Oh ok, so now we're removing PC because it destroys your argument. That's cool.

Of course, all we're left with is the bolded, but unfortunately I for the life of me cannot seem to find a PS4 version of Killer Instinct or Ryse anywhere.


Who removed PC? It has been acknowledged PC is the best system........

 

BUT, how does that help if you want to play destiny? Halo? Uncharted? Gran

turismo? Game doesn;t exist on PC how does that help you?

 

The number of people who own PC's to be able to run PC games at 1080P and on high settings is low.

 

PC> Ps4>x1


How does that help me play Forza, KI, or Titanfall on PS4?

In waiting for the PS4 1080p version of Titanfall 2, you could still play Titanfall at 720p60hz on any midrange PC.



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d21lewis on 05 December 2013

They should do one on why surround sound matters. It's a feature that many will appreciate and definitely effects the experience--one could argue that it's more noticeable than resolution. Again, like resolution, a lot of people won't care in the slightest.

Those people are, of course, deaf or don't know any better.



Kane1389 on 06 December 2013
Imaginedvl said:

Why do you even care about consoles then lol Just play on PC if resolution really matter to you.


Why care about any visual aspect really, we should all be satisfied with Atari 2600 graphics, because good graphics are only desirable on some personal computers , none of which are less powerfull (and more expensive) than a PS4???



Licence on 06 December 2013

Yes, resolution matters. It's obvious. But that's beside the point.

The point is: does resolution matter so much that you are willing to make compromises on other aspects of gaming to get it? Compromises on frame rate, input mechanics, game styles?

I'm currently playing NFS Most Wanted on the Wii U with the motion controller. I can safely say that the fun of using the tablet as a steering wheel far outweighs the fact that the game may have been available in 1080p on the PS4 but without the option of motion controls. For me, the fun factor is in the input mechanics, and if that means I have to play in 720p to get it, then that is fine by me.

So yeah, resolution matters. But other things matter more.