PC vs Consoles in graphics

We all now that PC has better graphics then consoles on the highest settings. But what about if you can run the game only on the lowest settings? And what about medium settings? What looks bettter then?

low settings at 800x600 which is something most igpus can handle is weaker than the consoles. youd be better with a console

most console games are medium or medium high at best at 720p or lower 30fps. any low end rig (dualcore 2.4-3.0ghz, 2-3gb ram, hd3850/4650 or 9600gso/gt220) can handle that

What is the point of this thread?

What is the point of this thread?

The_Gaming_Baby

None really. Show me a gamer who admired low detailed textures and I'll eat my gaming rig, component by component, with a side of cole slaw and a pint of beer.

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What is the point of this thread?

Sheppard212

None really. Show me a gamer who admired low detailed textures and I'll eat my gaming rig, component by component, with a side of cole slaw and a pint of beer.

*raises hand* 8 bit and low polygon count doesn't matter to me and I admire it because of the nostalgia. Be sure to tell me how it tasted. :P

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What is the point of this thread?

Zanoh

None really. Show me a gamer who admired low detailed textures and I'll eat my gaming rig, component by component, with a side of cole slaw and a pint of beer.

*raises hand* 8 bit and low polygon count doesn't matter to me and I admire it because of the nostalgia. Be sure to tell me how it tasted. :P

In other words: "I don't care for no Crysis, I want me some Pong!"

How many of these type of threads do we see a week? And everyone knows the Wii has the best graphics DUH!! :roll:

How many of these type of threads do we see a week? And everyone knows the Wii has the best graphics DUH!! :roll:

MRBUCKMASTER

Pssh! I'd take my Gameboy Pocket over that outdated console any day. ;)

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[QUOTE="Sheppard212"]

None really. Show me a gamer who admired low detailed textures and I'll eat my gaming rig, component by component, with a side of cole slaw and a pint of beer.

Sheppard212

*raises hand* 8 bit and low polygon count doesn't matter to me and I admire it because of the nostalgia. Be sure to tell me how it tasted. :P

In other words: "I don't care for no Crysis, I want me some Pong!"

Yep. That's just the way the cookie crumbles for old vets like me. :)

[QUOTE="MRBUCKMASTER"]

How many of these type of threads do we see a week? And everyone knows the Wii has the best graphics DUH!! :roll:

Sheppard212

Pssh! I'd take my Gameboy Pocket over that outdated console any day. ;)

DOOD!!!! Pong is so much better than that piece of junk "gameboy"

"goes and looks at the amazing graphics of pong"

oh.my.god. ITS AMAZING :P

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[QUOTE="Zanoh"]

*raises hand* 8 bit and low polygon count doesn't matter to me and I admire it because of the nostalgia. Be sure to tell me how it tasted. :P

Zanoh

In other words: "I don't care for no Crysis, I want me some Pong!"

Yep. That's just the way the cookie crumbles for old vets like me. :)

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[QUOTE="Sheppard212"]

In other words: "I don't care for no Crysis, I want me some Pong!"

Vinegar_Strokes

Yep. That's just the way the cookie crumbles for old vets like me. :)

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[QUOTE="Sheppard212"]

In other words: "I don't care for no Crysis, I want me some Pong!"

Vinegar_Strokes

Yep. That's just the way the cookie crumbles for old vets like me. :)

Not saying ALL old vets do the same, vets like me tend to play old games and appreciate them like Sheppard212 was asking. I was just showing there are people like that so he has to eat his high end PC. XD

Nah he doesn't need to but it is best to say, he stands corrected.

Saying console games look better than PC games running on lowest settings is not a compliment. It's very much like saying someone runs faster than a tortoise.

Man you guys must be really scrapping the bottom of the barrel, side affect of having your latest games look worst than a 2007 game methinks.

[QUOTE="Vinegar_Strokes"][QUOTE="Zanoh"]

Yep. That's just the way the cookie crumbles for old vets like me. :)

ferret-gamer

Not saying ALL old vets do the same, vets like me tend to play old games and appreciate them like Sheppard212 was asking. I was just showing there are people like that so he has to eat his high end PC. XD

Nah he doesn't need to but it is best to say, he stands corrected.

Zanoh

I understand. :) Plus, no matter how good ATi is, they cause terribad indigestion. Almost as bad as Cheetahmen.

But what I should be getting at is why compare the lowest of the low settings from either console? Each should be going for the best. The very concept is so darn mind boggling I don't know how to properly deal with it.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"][QUOTE="Vinegar_Strokes"] im an old vet too. been gaming for nearly 30 years and i'd take crysis over ANY 8 bit game. in fact i don't care if i never play an 8bit game again. i completely respect there place in gaming history. but i have no interest in playing them againVinegar_Strokes

WHAT????!! :cry:

What is the point of this thread?

The_Gaming_Baby

The point is that I have a PS3 and a PC that can run games on low-medium settings. I want to know where most games will look better.

Whichever has a higher pixel count, 1080p should have more pixelation that a 720p I would think -- but feel free to lambast be if I'm wrong.

We all now that PC has better graphics then consoles on the highest settings. But what about if you can run the game only on the lowest settings? And what about medium settings? What looks bettter then?

swguy123

[QUOTE="Vinegar_Strokes"][QUOTE="Zanoh"]

Yep. That's just the way the cookie crumbles for old vets like me. :)

ferret-gamer

No love for Asteroids?

We all now that PC has better graphics then consoles on the highest settings. But what about if you can run the game only on the lowest settings? And what about medium settings? What looks bettter then?

swguy123

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What is the point of this thread?

swguy123

The point is that I have a PS3 and a PC that can run games on low-medium settings. I want to know where most games will look better.

Whichever has a higher pixel count, 1080p should have more pixelation that a 720p I would think -- but feel free to lambast be if I'm wrong.

Sheppard212

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Whichever has a higher pixel count, 1080p should have more pixelation that a 720p I would think -- but feel free to lambast be if I'm wrong.

ferret-gamer

I stand corrected. :)

The OP is likely a troll as no one cares for low end graphics and his name is "Swguy123". :|

Yah 1080P has many millions of more pixels than 720P.

And Console games are not like medium or low on PC because the developers customize every little setting on consoles.

They cut back heavily on draw distance and LOD and textures and try to add post processing effects to cover it up.

It's hard to say what settings you could compare console too since devs don't really give all the technical specs of their games, you usually get a small list of broad terms.

I was thinking like this: a multiplat comes out and I want to know where it will look better. On my PS3 or on my PC if I run it on the low settings. But low settings look different on different PCs right? And I am not a troll.

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Whichever has a higher pixel count, 1080p should have more pixelation that a 720p I would think -- but feel free to lambast be if I'm wrong.

Sheppard212

I stand corrected. :)

The OP is likely a troll as no one cares for low end graphics and his name is "Swguy123". :|

sw in my name means Star Wars ;) :P

I was thinking like this: a multiplat comes out and I want to know where it will look better. On my PS3 or on my PC if I run it on the low settings. But low settings look different on different PCs right? And I am not a troll.

swguy123

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What is the point of this thread?

swguy123

The point is that I have a PS3 and a PC that can run games on low-medium settings. I want to know where most games will look better.

[QUOTE="swguy123"]

I was thinking like this: a multiplat comes out and I want to know where it will look better. On my PS3 or on my PC if I run it on the low settings. But low settings look different on different PCs right? And I am not a troll.

ferret-gamer

I have CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400, RAM:3.5GB, Video Card: GeForce 9500 GT, Windows XP.

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What is the point of this thread?

Birdy09

The point is that I have a PS3 and a PC that can run games on low-medium settings. I want to know where most games will look better.

Thats not my logic. I said that PC has better graphics on the highest settings. But because I cant play games on the highest settings I want to know where will they look better.

[QUOTE="Birdy09"][QUOTE="swguy123"]

The point is that I have a PS3 and a PC that can run games on low-medium settings. I want to know where most games will look better.

swguy123

Thats not my logic. I said that PC has better graphics on the highest settings. But because I cant play games on the highest settings I want to know where will they look better.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"][QUOTE="swguy123"]

I was thinking like this: a multiplat comes out and I want to know where it will look better. On my PS3 or on my PC if I run it on the low settings. But low settings look different on different PCs right? And I am not a troll.

swguy123

I have CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400, RAM:3.5GB, Video Card: GeForce 9500 GT, Windows XP.

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[QUOTE="Birdy09"] I only has a PS2 that means PS3 graphics dont look better becuase I dont have :roll: Thats your logic ;) think about it carefully.Birdy09

Thats not my logic. I said that PC has better graphics on the highest settings. But because I cant play games on the highest settings I want to know where will they look better.

Lol I dont have the money to upgrade :P

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[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"] can you tell us your system specs? Low settings differ from game to game, metro 2033 low settings looks akin to the 360 version but the low settings of team fortress 2 looks like something off of the original xbox.ExESGO

I have CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400, RAM:3.5GB, Video Card: GeForce 9500 GT, Windows XP.

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[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"] can you tell us your system specs? Low settings differ from game to game, metro 2033 low settings looks akin to the 360 version but the low settings of team fortress 2 looks like something off of the original xbox.ExESGO

I have CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400, RAM:3.5GB, Video Card: GeForce 9500 GT, Windows XP.

Where would games look better? On it or on PS3?

[QUOTE="ExESGO"][QUOTE="swguy123"]

I have CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400, RAM:3.5GB, Video Card: GeForce 9500 GT, Windows XP.

swguy123

Where would games look better? On it or on PS3?

[QUOTE="ExESGO"][QUOTE="swguy123"]

I have CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400, RAM:3.5GB, Video Card: GeForce 9500 GT, Windows XP.

Birdy09

My original plan was to give it entry-level, but I didn't want to make him feel bad.

Entry-level systems are pure shame in my book.

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I have CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400, RAM:3.5GB, Video Card: GeForce 9500 GT, Windows XP.

swguy123

Where would games look better? On it or on PS3?

Mine: Very very very much YES.

PS3: /facepalm

[QUOTE="Birdy09"][QUOTE="ExESGO"] Respectable, but not really. I give it a Middle rating.ExESGO

My original plan was to give it entry-level, but I didn't want to make him feel bad.

Entry-level systems are pure shame in my book.

Thanks for not making me feel bad :P So I should get multiplats for PS3?

I'd say the PC textures on low are probably worse due to the fact the PS3 uses both, but high more than low. And seeing how a PC actually has the setting to go on low, then there you go.

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[QUOTE="Birdy09"] Thats low rating these days, not mid-ranged by any stretch of the imaginationswguy123

My original plan was to give it entry-level, but I didn't want to make him feel bad.

Entry-level systems are pure shame in my book.

Thanks for not making me feel bad :P So I should get multiplats for PS3?

I'd say the PC textures on low are probably worse due to the fact the PS3 uses both, but high more than low. And seeing how a PC actually has the setting to go on low, then there you go.

Sheppard212

That means get multiplats for the PS3 right? I am thinking about getting Fallout 3 but I heard that PS3 version looks bad. Should I still get it for PS3?

most times console games are a mix of low/medium... but its more complicated than that. For example in bad company 2 there are parts that look worse than low on console, then there are other parts that look almost medium.

I saw a comparison for the image quality for the platforms, and the PS3 lags a bit when playng DA:O. This could be from trying to load lots of textures and applying a peppering of shaders.

If you want something that looks good, go with your PS3 as your PC is a bit on the mid-low end side. You could drop three hundred, easily, to make it better though.