pc gaming doesnt look much better than console gaming

[QUOTE="dom2000"]

Im a pc gamer but come lets be honest, with the exception of a handful of games...pc does not look that significantly better than consoles, the difference is definitely not as big as it should be. Just look at the comparison pics on this thread.....pc clearly looks sharper due to a higher resolution and runs better but thats just about it. No big night and day difference that some users here seem to claim. I really cant see how anyone can deny this... A non gamer would probably not even notice any difference at all!

You also get things like higher texture resolution, higher AA and AF etc. Depending on the game, many multiplats may not use certain aspects that are possible. However look at games like Metro 2033 -- the difference between the console and max on PC is not even close, and i'm talking a huge difference.

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

wow it makes me laugh reading these threads nowbecause I used to be a console guy and thought it was so expensive to build a nice computer to run games and blah blah. Let me just say that PC games looks amazingly better then any console game including multiplats and the people who say
"you have to spend 2000-3000 dollarsfor a top gaming pc" is just as oblivious as I used to be until i learned how easy it was to build my own rig. I've got like 1300 into my rig right now but I also run eyefinity with three 22" monitors and I can max any game even at a resolution of 5468x1050.

on a side note I have a 700 dollar laptop that runs BFBC2 on all high and 2xAA & 16xAF at 1366x768 and it looks way better then xbox 360 version at 1680x1050. I've put them side to side. Thats what convinced my buddy to switch to PC gaming.

[QUOTE="slipknot0129"]

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?

Whiteblade999

Play Arma 2 or Metro maxed out at a high resolution, you won't question the power of the platform again.

Even games such as RE5 show a pretty big difference:

I've got like 1300 into my rig right now but I also run eyefinity with three 22" monitors and I can max any game even at a resolution of 5468x1050.

on a side note I have a 700 dollar laptop that runs BFBC2 on all high and 2xAA & 16xAF at 1366x768 and it looks way better then xbox 360 version at 1680x1050. I've put them side to side. Thats what convinced my buddy to switch to PC gaming.streetridaz

The only important difference i can find with RE5 is that on the PC, it runs on 60fps, and can support higher resolutions than the console releases.

Even games such as RE5 show a pretty big difference:

PC does look much much better than console period.

Console is just a piece of crap you brought for 200 dollars while PC cost 1000 dollars and above, you just can't compare overall.

[QUOTE="streetridaz"] I've got like 1300 into my rig right now but I also run eyefinity with three 22" monitors and I can max any game even at a resolution of 5468x1050.

on a side note I have a 700 dollar laptop that runs BFBC2 on all high and 2xAA & 16xAF at 1366x768 and it looks way better then xbox 360 version at 1680x1050. I've put them side to side. Thats what convinced my buddy to switch to PC gaming.stiggy321

That is not a very big difference. That's hardly even a difference. I think the general "point" of a lot of people is: 500 extra lines of resolution at an extra 10 FPS is certainly not a "very big difference." Exclusives, relative bank accounts, and "very big differences" aside... a better resolution and ~10 more FPS is not reason enough to pay 3x the amount of their console, especially when all you have to do is plug in 2 cables right out of a box and power it on. Of course you can get a much better resolution, enhanced details, and ~50 FPS more... but then you're spending 6x the amount. That's all some people are either saying, or implying. stiggy321

The differences in this screenshots is the higher detail textures on pc, also both screenshots have the same resolution so you can see the real advantages of the pc version by looking a screenshot.

Also my PC that cost 3x more times than a console and play this games with:
PC – 1920x1200, 8xAA, 110fps, higher resolution textures, DX10 features, other features on high etc.
Console – 1280x720, QAA(that is inferior than 2xAA), 25-30fps, low resolution textures, DX 9 features, other features on low etc.

So the pc versions look way more than 3x times better (I will say looks 6x times better).

[QUOTE="stiggy321"]

[QUOTE="streetridaz"] I've got like 1300 into my rig right now but I also run eyefinity with three 22" monitors and I can max any game even at a resolution of 5468x1050.

on a side note I have a 700 dollar laptop that runs BFBC2 on all high and 2xAA & 16xAF at 1366x768 and it looks way better then xbox 360 version at 1680x1050. I've put them side to side. Thats what convinced my buddy to switch to PC gaming.

[QUOTE="stiggy321"]

[QUOTE="streetridaz"] I've got like 1300 into my rig right now but I also run eyefinity with three 22" monitors and I can max any game even at a resolution of 5468x1050.

on a side note I have a 700 dollar laptop that runs BFBC2 on all high and 2xAA & 16xAF at 1366x768 and it looks way better then xbox 360 version at 1680x1050. I've put them side to side. Thats what convinced my buddy to switch to PC gaming.streetridaz

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]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.darx55

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Even games such as RE5 show a pretty big difference:

stiggy321

PC gaming isn't quite as impressive as it used to be I'd say, and hardcore PC gamers can't help but hold on to the 90's. Today, PC games are only a bit above consoles in terms of graphics, and we're talking about hardcore expensive gaming rigs. Crysis 2 does certainly look good, but so does Far Cry 2, Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 by not that noticeable a difference in quality. As somone who routinely plays PC games I can say that PC gaming isn't definitively better than console gaming in any way and isn't any more fun than you might have with a PS3 or Xbox.

Console games may lack MMO and RTS games, but PC's aren't really the best way to play fighting games (especially without splitscreen) or music games so I think it more depends on your tastes and if someone is missing out on Starcraft II PC gamers, you don't have to act like they have to be pitied when they might feel the same about PC gamers for not having Red Dead: Redemption and when they could care less about Starcraft.

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

PC gaming isn't quite as impressive as it used to be I'd say, and hardcore PC gamers can't help but hold on to the 90's. Today, PC games are only a bit above consoles in terms of graphics, and we're talking about hardcore expensive gaming rigs. Crysis 2 does certainly look good, but so does Far Cry 2, Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 by not that noticeable a difference in quality. As somone who routinely plays PC games I can say that PC gaming isn't definitively better than console gaming in any way and isn't any more fun than you might have with a PS3 or Xbox.

Console games may lack MMO and RTS games, but PC's aren't really the best way to play fighting games (especially without splitscreen) or music games so I think it more depends on your tastes and if someone is missing out on Starcraft II PC gamers, you don't have to act like they have to be pitied when they might feel the same about PC gamers for not having Red Dead: Redemption and when they could care less about Starcraft.

PC gaming isn't quite as impressive as it used to be I'd say, and hardcore PC gamers can't help but hold on to the 90's. Today, PC games are only a bit above consoles in terms of graphics, and we're talking about hardcore expensive gaming rigs. Crysis 2 does certainly look good, but so does Far Cry 2, Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 by not that noticeable a difference in quality. As somone who routinely plays PC games I can say that PC gaming isn't definitively better than console gaming in any way and isn't any more fun than you might have with a PS3 or Xbox.

Console games may lack MMO and RTS games, but PC's aren't really the best way to play fighting games (especially without splitscreen) or music games so I think it more depends on your tastes and if someone is missing out on Starcraft II PC gamers, you don't have to act like they have to be pitied when they might feel the same about PC gamers for not having Red Dead: Redemption and when they could care less about Starcraft.

SPYDER0416

It has nothing to do with having more fun or not. PC games have more depth and complexity which makes them far superior to console games in my eyes.

Oh and Crysis 2 max settings on PC will look much better than Far Cry 2, Killzone 3 or Uncharted 2.

Console gaming can easily look better than PC gaming.CentricStorm

Of course. If you play at low settings on PC that is. ;)

[QUOTE="CentricStorm"]Console gaming can easily look better than PC gaming.Eggimannd

Of course. If you play at low settings on PC that is. ;)

[QUOTE="Eggimannd"]

[QUOTE="CentricStorm"]Console gaming can easily look better than PC gaming.CentricStorm

Of course. If you play at low settings on PC that is. ;)

LOL it's amazing what kids believe these days. :lol: ;)

[QUOTE="CentricStorm"][QUOTE="Eggimannd"]

Of course. If you play at low settings on PC that is. ;)

menes777

LOL it's amazing what kids believe these days. :lol: ;)

You got baited :(

[QUOTE="CentricStorm"][QUOTE="Eggimannd"]

Of course. If you play at low settings on PC that is. ;)

LOL it's amazing what kids believe these days. :lol: ;)

[QUOTE="menes777"]

[QUOTE="CentricStorm"] Which you have to on any PC that costs less than $4000.Eggimannd

LOL it's amazing what kids believe these days. :lol: ;)

You got baited :(

As long as you aren't a master at that I am ok with it :lol:

btw the ;) was for my own sarcasm :)

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="dom2000"]

Im a pc gamer but come lets be honest, with the exception of a handful of games...pc does not look that significantly better than consoles, the difference is definitely not as big as it should be. Just look at the comparison pics on this thread.....pc clearly looks sharper due to a higher resolution and runs better but thats just about it. No big night and day difference that some users here seem to claim. I really cant see how anyone can deny this... A non gamer would probably not even notice any difference at all!

dom2000

You also get things like higher texture resolution, higher AA and AF etc. Depending on the game, many multiplats may not use certain aspects that are possible. However look at games like Metro 2033 -- the difference between the console and max on PC is not even close, and i'm talking a huge difference.

Higher total resolution will constitute a sharper look -- however higher texture resolution will directly show more detail within each texture (rather than often being very blurry).

As for it being a handful of games, try looking at Cryostasis, Shattered Horizon, ARMA II, Just Cause 2, Bad Company 2, Metro 2033, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Gears of War, Fallout 3, GTA IV (though it was a bad port), Dirt 2, Oblivion (especially with mods), Resident Evil 5, Ass. Creed I and II, Stalker: SoC, Stalker: Clear Sky, Stalker: CoP.

Modern Warfare 2 was multiplat, but still differentiated itself in looks. The overall PC package was much sharper than on consoles, and the textures were much better:

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Even games such as RE5 show a pretty big difference:

stiggy321

I'm sorry... That difference is huge. Just look at the difference in texture resolution.

Wait, there is a difference, games with many different graphical settings prove that too.

A game in Directx11 will have differences from consoles which do Directx9!

You are incorrect, instead of "saying" how about trying to prove it? I have not played just cause 2 on pc but i have played gta iv and it looks awful in 1680x1050, that game really needs antialising, perhaps the console version is in a lower resolution but it does a much better job hiding the rough edges, that is known even from the ps2 era. Example: Project snowblind, the pc version with the "higher resolution" has alot more visible rough edges than the console version, even the reviewer points it out. So when you say "in my rig and resolution it looks better" you better be able to show a clearly sharp image that looks shaprer than the console screenshots above.

dakan45

Hell no.

I own GTA IV on PC as well as once owning it on the 360 (as my gamertag states), the visual difference is absolutely huge; also worth keeping in mind the console versions have a haze filter applied to improve framerates and reduce the visual impact of the lack of filtering. On the PC this can be disabled and the visual difference is huge (also keep in mind on the PC you can increase the amount of pedestrians, vehicles and draw distance considerably compared to console versions).

I don't really care if you disagree, I know first hand you're wrong.

Again, naturally if you force filtering in your video card settings in the control panel you will have a sharper image quality with dated multiplatform titles; there are few examples where the PC version is worse, Resident Evil 4 was once one of them; not since its update and subsequent modifications.

got to tell ya, just recently built a new pc capable of running anything at max settings - and nothing looks THAT much better than uncharted 2.

that game still looks amazing regardless of what i experience on my pc.

got to tell ya, just recently built a new pc capable of running anything at max settings - and nothing looks THAT much better than uncharted 2.

that game still looks amazing regardless of what i experience on my pc.

useLOGIC

Uncharted 2 is not amazing.

It has low draw distance and LOD, low res textures, and not much with lighting.

Also does anyone not notice the difference of GTA IV on PC compared to consoles?

I don't have direct feed screenshots of the console version but here is the PC version.

Also you can see the huge difference once you play Arma 2 with 1500+ AI in one battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK6Fo3Y0AU&feature=related

Also you can see the huge difference once you play Arma 2 with 1500+ AI in one battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK6Fo3Y0AU&feature=related

Hakkai007

Also you can see the huge difference once you play Arma 2 with 1500+ AI in one battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK6Fo3Y0AU&feature=related

Hakkai007

You really do not want to know how much i had to overclock my system just to get 20fps out of this...

Also you can see the huge difference once you play Arma 2 with 1500+ AI in one battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK6Fo3Y0AU&feature=related

You really do not want to know how much i had to overclock my system just to get 20fps out of this...

[QUOTE="Hakkai007"]

Also you can see the huge difference once you play Arma 2 with 1500+ AI in one battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK6Fo3Y0AU&feature=related

lowe0

You really do not want to know how much i had to overclock my system just to get 20fps out of this...

Yah and you should find out what card they have.

That video was recorded a while ago too.

[QUOTE="lowe0"]Something that requires massive overclocking to achieve a barely playable framerate isn't exactly relevant to day-to-day gameplay.CentricStorm

Yah and you should find out what card they have.Hakkai007