pc gaming doesnt look much better than console gaming

PC games not only look better usually, but due to the fact that PC's have more power available, they usually have more advanced physics, particle effects, larger draw distances and fields of view, sharper textures, anti-aliasing, AA, and a slew of other things. people have to understand that PC doesn't just offer a better resolution, it allows for a better and more detailed game. also it does all this while providing a framerate of 30 to ridiculously high framerates if you have a great rig.

ironman388

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMHeIGjLZ9I

Yep look at mafia 2 for example..

Load MW2 multiplayer on console first then load it on PC

Load BFBC 2 multiplayer on console then load it on PC

The difference is like night and day.... all the low res textures and jaggies due to console weak hardware doesn't happen in the PC version. MW is the most hilarious though, the PS3 framerate goes to like 5FPS if you drop an airstrike in 4 player co-op.. it's awesome :lol:

Espada12

stop reading after "from what I see of videos"

Try pc gaming on a nice rig and then console gaming, it looks ALOT better.

I own a ps3 and a 360 along with my gamign pc and multiplat games look WAY better on pc.

Also no console game looks as good as Crysis, Crysis Warhead or Metro on PC.

I'd like to see some comparisons between PC and Console of the same game, just out of interest.Ravensmash

Oh snap i love these threads:lol:

Please keep them coming SW.

Dirt 2 is a console port, and it looks freaking amazing on PC in true 1080p with full details maxed out and D11 effects. No console can even come close to that picture quality.

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Load MW2 multiplayer on console first then load it on PC

Load BFBC 2 multiplayer on console then load it on PC

The difference is like night and day.... all the low res textures and jaggies due to console weak hardware doesn't happen in the PC version. MW is the most hilarious though, the PS3 framerate goes to like 5FPS if you drop an airstrike in 4 player co-op.. it's awesome :lol:

TerrorRizzing

my 5870 blows my PS3 graphics off the water. Seriously. most PS3 games make me cringe because of the terrible 720p resolution and only 2 X AA :cry:

Oh snap i love these threads:lol:

Please keep them coming SW.

Oh snap i love these threads:lol:

Please keep them coming SW.

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]I dare consoles to run BFBC2 1920 x 1200 / 120 fps on max settings. The graphical difference between consoles and PC is HUGE. aroxx_ab

I even want to see that computer that can run at those settings...

Dont even think my PC could do that.... maybe if I turn down the AA on the game lol.... There's a big difference between PC and console gaming, but when it comes to graphics its really not that a head of it.

From what videos I see on pc games,they dont look much better than console games. I think pc gaming graphics look better when a new generation of consoles come out. What do you think?

slipknot0129

Just have a look at the quote in my sig. Kevin V has already admitted that the difference is generally big enough that if the console and PC versions were to be directly compared, the PC version would get a higher score 90% of the time. I doubt games would get a higher score just from "minor" visual improvements.

The reason most people think that Pc dont look much better then console is because of a couple of reasons. One is that all the computers they have used are all multi-media home or work typePc's that have basic video. Second is they are looking at multiuplatform games which are designed to work on the lowest common denominator, which are the consoles which means that the Pc versions are held back because of the limits put by the consoles.

Also the fact that you can see the limits in console graphics with toned down graphics,detail, draw distances and resolutions on the multiplat games. You can tell that consoles are inferior in the graphics department. Memory plays a big role everything a console or system can store & process, and having limited memory all around really hurts them in every way.

Well..to be honest..the genres that are currently pushing graphical boundaries on PC each year are strategy and MMOs. Which aren't popular on consoles, so console gamers aren't familiar with how they can look, they don't have much to compare to on their own platform I mean.

There is a substantial difference between a PC game running at max graphics at 1920x1080 than a console game running with 2xAA at 1280x720. You would only know this if you actually saw PC games running in front of you, and not from watching SD gameplay videos.

pc will always look better however pc has slown down due to high cost of games. Not many devs want to live off one platfrom . consoles pay the bills these days so they tend to get most of th big titles.

I think the difference is often exaggerated. But PC games do look quite a bit better.

pc will always look better however pc has slown down due to high cost of games. Not many devs want to live off one platfrom . consoles pay the bills these days so they tend to get most of th big titles.

dontshackzmii

There is a substantial difference between a PC game running at max graphics at 1920x1080 than a console game running with 2xAA at 1280x720. You would only know this if you actually saw PC games running in front of you, and not from watching SD gameplay videos.

foxhound_fox

yeah thats true you cant compare it that way. There can be a big leap in some games. however i think some screens shots are over done. I can run crysis on very high at 1680x1050 and it does not look half as good as some of the screen shots i have seen

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There is a substantial difference between a PC game running at max graphics at 1920x1080 than a console game running with 2xAA at 1280x720. You would only know this if you actually saw PC games running in front of you, and not from watching SD gameplay videos.

dontshackzmii

yeah thats true you cant compare it that way. There can be a big leap in some games. however i think some screens shots are over done. I can run crysis on very high at 1680x1050 and it does not look half as good as some of the screen shots i have seen

A lot of users use mods that slightly tweak the game. It doesn't outright add anything, an I believe a lot tweak the config to get a better look.

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

pc will always look better however pc has slown down due to high cost of games. Not many devs want to live off one platfrom . consoles pay the bills these days so they tend to get most of th big titles.

foxhound_fox

I really dont see how it could cost 100 million $ to make a game when all they do is sit in front of pcs all day eating doritos . All costs will go up as hardware becomes more complex . I dont see costs will go up on static hardware. small games are important for the market.but block busters are the reason why people buy platfroms .

It seems like a waste of money for a gaming computer to only look likeslightly better graphics.

slipknot0129

Lets put it this way. Pre Built PC video cards are generations ahead of anything on consoles. Even standard laptops have better GPU's than consoles.Nonstop-Madness

I really dont see how it could cost 100 million $ to make a game when all they do is sit in front of pcs all day eating doritos .

dontshackzmii

Current blockbuster console games sometimes have over 300 people working on them for 3-4 years. The salaries alone would push the budget close to 100 mln. And such team sizes are becoming increasingly more common in console world.

All costs will go up as hardware becomes more complex .

dontshackzmii

And you were saying?

you think people makiing games work for donuts? :D

Current blockbuster console games sometimes have over 300 people working on them for 3-4 years. The salaries alone would push the budget close to 100 mln. And such team sizes are becoming increasingly more common in console world.

AdrianWerner

A little over exaggeration:P

I can't think of one dev that has over 300 people. For example.. Bungie is supposable one of the bigger devs at 180 people. Media Molecule, supposable one of the smaller developers, has about 40+ people.

I think GTA4 is the only game to reach that high in value, and I think that was because the team wanted to make the game as real as possible. To do that they did more than just sit in front of their computers to make it. I also think open world, sand box games cost more to make than usual genres.

It looks better, the colors are brighter, more textures, better view distance, better frame rate and more visual effects. The difference is really noticeable but i find that ppl really over exagerate the differences

Start playing games on PC and maybe use mods too.

Oh and Crysis.

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]I dare consoles to run BFBC2 1920 x 1200 / 120 fps on max settings. The graphical difference between consoles and PC is HUGE. aroxx_ab

I even want to see that computer that can run at those settings...

A little over exaggeration:P

I can't think of one dev that has over 300 people. For example.. Bungie is supposable one of the bigger devs at 180 people. Media Molecule, supposable one of the smaller developers, has about 40+ people.AmayaPapaya

Just got done playing God of War 3 for the 1st time.... And all i can say is I've never played a game like it. I cant get over how amazing the game looked. Sure I've seen better textures on games like Metro 2033,Crysis, but I've never seen anything blend everything so well together and look so smooth. And I was not even playing the game at my Native monitors screen and the game still looked great. I can only imagine how great it will look when I play it on an actual HDTV. Sure PC gaming will always be the best thanks to all the goods like GTX 480, and the ATI 5800 cards. But games like god of war just goes to show what consoles are capable of. PC gaming needs to needs to step it up, because quite frankly I'm tired of looking at pictures of Crysis. Sure Metro looks amazing as well, but c'mon show me a different type of genre take advantage of what the PC has to offer.

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"]I'd like to see some comparisons between PC and Console of the same game, just out of interest.blues35301

Read the PC Version review of Dragon Age: Origins...it covers the difference between PC - PS3 - 360 quite nicely.

Just got done playing God of War 3 for the 1st time.... And all i can say is I've never played a game like it. I cant get over how amazing the game looked. Sure I've seen better textures on games like Metro 2033,Crysis, but I've never seen anything blend everything so well together and look so smooth. And I was not even playing the game at my Native monitors screen and the game still looked great. I can only imagine how great it will look when I play it on an actual HDTV. Sure PC gaming will always be the best thanks to all the goods like GTX 480, and the ATI 5800 cards. But games like god of war just goes to show what consoles are capable of. PC gaming needs to needs to step it up, because quite frankly I'm tired of looking at pictures of Crysis. Sure Metro looks amazing as well, but c'mon show me a different type of genre take advantage of what the PC has to offer.

GTSaiyanjin2

From what videos I see on pc games,they dont look much better than console games. I think pc gaming graphics look better when a new generation of consoles come out. What do you think?

slipknot0129

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Just got done playing God of War 3 for the 1st time.... And all i can say is I've never played a game like it. I cant get over how amazing the game looked. Sure I've seen better textures on games like Metro 2033,Crysis, but I've never seen anything blend everything so well together and look so smooth. And I was not even playing the game at my Native monitors screen and the game still looked great. I can only imagine how great it will look when I play it on an actual HDTV. Sure PC gaming will always be the best thanks to all the goods like GTX 480, and the ATI 5800 cards. But games like god of war just goes to show what consoles are capable of. PC gaming needs to needs to step it up, because quite frankly I'm tired of looking at pictures of Crysis. Sure Metro looks amazing as well, but c'mon show me a different type of genre take advantage of what the PC has to offer.

GeneralShowzer

Its not really a huge difference, though there is a difference. There were some crysis PC vs 360 comparisons, and really if you weren't watching them head to head there wouldn't be a difference. The biggest difference between PC and consoles right now is that PC can offer hugely better physics on games like crysis.

Art style>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>raw power

Bet you your Fallout 3 doesn't look like this on consoles:

isnt it because most games are just ports of the console versions.

It seems like a waste of money for a gaming computer to only look likeslightly better graphics.

slipknot0129

isnt it because most games are just ports of the console versions.

convicted_94

Ugh, those inevitable Crysis screenshots. Honestly, I'm so sick of seeing that game.

I'm not really bashing the PC, I just dont find its graphics that impressive for the type of hardware it has to offer. O

GTSaiyanjin2

This is true if you are comparing a console to say a mid-end PC.