Hard to say. By the time PS4 comes out I will have upgraded to Bulldozer and a 600 series GeForce at least. I'm gonna go with no, but none of us here know what the specs on the PS4 would be.
One could assume they would go with an ARM processor and save money by going the BluRay route again. If they were determined to launch at the $600 price range again, that gives them plenty of money to blow on memory and graphics. Of course, the subject itself should bare some mention that a console doesn't need to be as powerful as a PC to perform well due to the streamlined device OSes they use compared to some full blown Linux or Windows distribution.
I do tend to completely refresh my PC hardware about every four or five years, though, so definitely within the lifetime of owning the PS4 I will have a PC that will demolish it.
The thing about all the current gen consoles, is they got their GPUs from PC, so they will only be as powerful as the hardware available/in development for PC.
Given the time between setting the hardware in stone, and it hitting shop shelves, more powerful hardware becomes available on PC around the consoles launch period. So the figures they boast during the introduction conference are meaningless, because it's not going to be X times more powerful than the best PC; by the time the console comes out.
I think they would launch a cheaper console instead of the mistake of the PS3 launch. They might update the Cell or go with an APU. Graphics? Consoles most of the time launches with a GPU a series behind whats available on PC. 600? Series. Maybe or 700? depending when its released. Blu-Ray is a going to be there, of course. and 2GB of RAM. (Hopefully More, but Whatever)
Yeah it should be better, especially since I predict this gen to last a good while longer. It's of course possible that they'd go the Wii route, I'm guessing not though. I've got Q8300 4Gb Ram HD 4850 512Mb 2TB+ HDD I could see them skimping on the Ram and HDD though.
I'd say next gen systems will be more powerful than my setup, yes... less RAM probably, and maybe a weaker or comparable CPU... but almost definately will have a more powerful GPU.
With MS looking at AMD Fusion 2 APU tech for their next console the graphics power wont be any better then the ATI 5670 if they realease by end 2012. By the end of 2013 you might be able to see ATI 5770 type of gpu performance if your lucky. Sony will most likely follow the same route with using APU tech because its cheaper to produce, uses less power and reduces less heat. while making the system smaller in size. Also on another note Sony and MS wont be making the same mistakes they did with this gen... not making money on the consoles themselves until years after the fact. Which means they will not be using top ended Pc based hardware for their next console like they did with 360/PS3 gpu's in 2004/2005 when designed.
You also have to consider the costs of making the new systems as well. Sure they could put dual 580's with 6 gigs of ram(exaggeration), but will that be cost efficient to produce 5million units at launch for $500?
I fully expect next gen systems to cost as much if not more than the ps3 launch price. I wouldn't complain due to what the systems could do at that point, but this is system wars and isnt owning a console suppose to be the cheap way to play games?
Post your pc specs, do you believe the ps4 will be more powerfull than your pc?
caribo2222
core i7 920 @ 3.2 GHz 6 GB G Skill AMD 6850 x2 - Crossfire 40 GB SSD drvie 280 MB/s read/write. 4 320 GB raid 10 100 Watt PSU Black Magic HD Capture Card Antec 900 II Case To answer your question, my PC today will beat the PS4.
No i expect the next gen consoles to be alot weaker then the ps3 and 360 where at launch compared to pc i7 920 2.66ghz 3g ddr3 ram 5770 1G 1tb hard drive
Yeah it will be. Then again I remember when I bought my comp it was already stronger than the PS3 (before the PS3 even launched). PS3 was outdated on arrival.
Yeah it will be. Then again I remember when I bought my comp it was already stronger than the PS3 (before the PS3 even launched). PS3 was outdated on arrival.
Espada12
ofcourse. beefier console would cost too much. you just can't make a supercomputer with $500.
The thing about all the current gen consoles, is they got their GPUs from PC, so they will only be as powerful as the hardware available/in development for PC.
Given the time between setting the hardware in stone, and it hitting shop shelves, more powerful hardware becomes available on PC around the consoles launch period. So the figures they boast during the introduction conference are meaningless, because it's not going to be X times more powerful than the best PC; by the time the console comes out.
AnnoyedDragon
Yet with this knowledge Hermits still brag about PC graphics, as if they're doing something.
I'll end up with more processor cores, high memory clocks, more efficient instructions, wider data buses...the usual improvements.
Since we're not likely to see a PS4 for 3 or 4 years, it's not even going to be a fair comparison. But then the PS4 will have to last 20 years due to its insane development costs and we PC gamers are all using DNA-based computers by the time of the PS5...
probably. im thinking of the latest UE tech demo from epic..they mentioned that it was running on 3 570s in SLI but they could get it running on one with a bit of work. thats the ballpark MS and sony will be going for with the PS4 and 720 i think (around the 1x570 mark...though exact hardware config is unknown of course). epic wouldnt make that kind of progress if they thought no console would be able to use it next gen. so yea more than likely. a 570 beats my 5850.
probably. im thinking of the latest UE tech demo from epic..they mentioned that it was running on 3 570s in SLI but they could get it running on one with a bit of work. thats the ballpark MS and sony will be going for with the PS4 and 720 i think (around the 1x570 mark...though exact hardware config is unknown of course). epic wouldnt make that kind of progress if they thought no console would be able to use it next gen. so yea more than likely. a 570 beats my 5850.osan0
Unreal Engine 4 is actually being developed for next gen consoles (along with PC), so i guess we're not gonna see only Wii-copies next gen ;)
next gen consoles will most likely run all games in 1080p.
X850pro, Athlon 64 3000+, K8V-X, 1go of DDR1, an garbage no name PSU, SyncMaster 205bw, Razer Deathadder. Even a Wii is more powerful than my garbage (which i once bought for over 1200$ OMFG...) so DUH, the ps4 will power crush my garbage rig. DDR4 will be released next year, i expect a huge graphical jump in 2012.
I hope they put some RAM on them this time... Seriusly putting only 512 ram was an idiotic choice 6 years agoLookAnDrolL
Consoles take the streaming approach to memory management, so I doubt they will be offering PC like capacity next gen. They will choose small amounts of high speed memory, like they normally do.
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