VALVE says most PC gamers' rigs can't touch next gen consoles, OH NO!

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#51 Spartan070
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Damn, why change the badass pic :lol:rjdofu
Because this one has the word in it :P

 

Here :D

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#52 Sagem28
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[QUOTE="Sagem28"]

 

Wut ?
So I'm a Sheep, Cow and Hermit.

Good to know.

Spartan070

There's a word for that...

I'm no manticore.

They smell.

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#53 AzatiS
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Considering there are hunderd of millions PCs out there i can understand and its logical , the majority of them , not be able to meet up next-gen consoles specifications. Its logical too so in a way Valve is right on this. On the other hand though , next-gen GPUs that coming from both AMD and NVIDIA will provide super nice characteristics with really nice prices. Im waiting mid 2014 to upgrade my GPU with more or less 200$ and voila.... Ill be able to beat the shit out of next-gen consoles just after 6 months of their release. My 32 GB DDR3 1600 and my i5 3750k at 4.2ghz wont need an upgrade till next-gen after next-gen. If needed ill boost CPU clock more and ill overclock my rams/Gpu as well a bit. And voila. Consoles wont even be comparable to my rig.
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#54 ronvalencia
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Steam isn't all of PC gaming, not even close

That said, a lot of "PC Gamers" don't even have GPU's, they have cheap pre builts, so i wouldn't call them PC gamers, they play LOL/DOTA 2, maybe some Team Fortress 2, but thats it

HaloinventedFPS

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#55 rjdofu
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[QUOTE="Spartan070"]

[QUOTE="Sagem28"]

 

Wut ?
So I'm a Sheep, Cow and Hermit.

Good to know.

Sagem28

There's a word for that...

I'm no manticore.

They smell.

And they don't exist.
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#56 Sagem28
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And they don't exist.rjdofu

Exactly.

On a different note: I see you're playing MtG.
How are you liking it ?

I used to play back in the day, takes me back.

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#57 Spartan070
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Handing these out to all the owners of super rigs here on SW :D

 

xfg

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#58 kipsta77
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I didn't take the survey...

It's optional.

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#59 rjdofu
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[QUOTE="rjdofu"]

And they don't exist.Sagem28

Exactly.

On a different note: I see you're playing MtG.
How are you liking it ?

I used to play back in the day, takes me back.

It's not too bad, but I prefer 2013. Agro decks everywhere and the balance is even worse, lol, but I'm not playing competitively so it's still quite fun. Also, there's no more plainchase in the 2014 edition :(.

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#60 HalcyonScarlet
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[QUOTE="rjdofu"] Anyone can have a steam account :|Spartan070
Would a non-gamer have a Steam account?

The stupid thing coming from Steam, is that they don't acknowledge that there is so many different types of gamer on the PC and that they themselves have so many games that don't require high end or even mid range PCs.

So if i'm not a proper gamer on the PC, i'll still get the best CPU I can, but i'm not going to waste money on an expensive graphics card.

And also it's quite possible non gamers use Steam as they do software as well.

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#61 Sagem28
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It's not too bad, but I prefer 2013. Agro decks everywhere and the balance is even worse, lol, but I'm not playing competitively so it's still quite fun. rjdofu

I used to play it with my friends.
Loved frustrating them with my Blue Ninja decks :P

I did enter a tournament once, never again...
Those people get a little too serious.

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#62 darksusperia
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I didn't take the survey...

It's optional.

kipsta77
me either
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[QUOTE="rjdofu"] It's not too bad, but I prefer 2013. Agro decks everywhere and the balance is even worse, lol, but I'm not playing competitively so it's still quite fun. Sagem28

I used to play it with my friends.
Loved frustrating them with my Blue Ninja decks :P

I did enter a tournament once, never again...
Those people get a little too serious.

Yeah, a little money & pride involve and all the fun is gone, lol.
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#64 aroxx_ab
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Not many PC games require high end rig

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#65 Rocker6
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Yeah because with this past generation being so long and the Xbox 360 and PS3 holding the bottom line for years, there hasn't been a mandatory reason to upgrade from what gets the job done.ShadowDeathX

This... furthermore, neither the PS4 and X1 are released at this time. After they hit the market and games become more demanding, won't be long before an average gaming PC outmatches a next gen console.

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#66 milannoir
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:lol: According to Steam, my wife's entry-level laptop (which I sometimes use to do some retro-gaming with old Civ or HoM&M games) is a gaming PC.

 

Meanwhile, PC gamers play on gaming PCs, which make even so-called "next-gen" consoles look like horse dung in comparison.

Still, it's a blast to see how hard the consolites NEED to believe their hardware is top notch. Always makes my day! ;)

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#67 Rocker6
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I didn't take the survey...

It's optional.

kipsta77

Same, and I suppose this could also affect the results, as generally, more experienced PC owners tend to stay away from Internet surveys.

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#68 Zaibach
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ouch thats gotta hurt,

 

Crysis spammage incoming!

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:lol: According to Steam, my wife's entry-level laptop (which I sometimes use to do some retro-gaming with old Civ or HoM&M games) is a gaming PC.

 

Meanwhile, PC gamers play on gaming PCs, which make even so-called "next-gen" consoles look like horse dung in comparison.

Still, it's a blast to see how hard the consolites NEED to believe their hardware is top notch. Always makes my day! ;)

milannoir
Someone's overcompensating rofl...and needs to go back and read the OP :P
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#70 Spartan070
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All this talk about what consolites are saying, didn't almighty VALVE do the survey? dat PC damage control :cool: [spoiler] :P [/spoiler]
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#71 darklight4
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All this talk about what consolites are saying, didn't almighty VALVE do the survey? dat PC damage control :cool: [spoiler] :P [/spoiler] Spartan070

Some people are taking this thread a bit too seriously:P

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#72 Spartan070
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[QUOTE="Spartan070"]All this talk about what consolites are saying, didn't almighty VALVE do the survey? dat PC damage control :cool: [spoiler] :P [/spoiler] darklight4

Some people are taking this thread a bit too seriously:P

Knew they would, even with the OP.
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#73 Harisemo
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dayyyuumm the hermit overlord, teh mighty valve, has shown the reality of his peasant slaves.

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#74 whiskeystrike
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dayyyuumm the hermit overlord, teh mighty valve, has shown the reality of his peasant slaves.

Harisemo

We've been found out!

Guys, spam some Crysis 3 pics pronto!

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#75 Spartan070
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dayyyuumm the hermit overlord, teh mighty valve, has shown the reality of his peasant slaves.

Harisemo
The fact that VALVE conducted the survey makes the lulz so much sweeter :lol:
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#76 PAL360
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There are good and bad PCs. Who would guess that?

Now show us Source 2, Valve :evil:

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#77 Spartan070
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[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

dayyyuumm the hermit overlord, teh mighty valve, has shown the reality of his peasant slaves.

whiskeystrike

We've been found out!

Guys, spam some Crysis 3 pics pronto!

Won't matter, those pics will only be from the 47% :lol:
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#78 Sagem28
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Gaben thou hast forsaken me.

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#79 pelvist
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He is right, but most doesnt = ALL and its why we have graphics option...

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   amidoinitrite?
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#81 Sagem28
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amidoinitrite?freedomfreak

Thank you so much.

It's like a nice cool ointment right on my butthurt.

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#82 Spartan070
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amidoinitrite?freedomfreak

...and here's your shirt! :D

 

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Don't leave dat majority of PC gaming behind, stand by your 53% bretheren!

:lol:

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#83 whiskeystrike
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[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

dayyyuumm the hermit overlord, teh mighty valve, has shown the reality of his peasant slaves.

Spartan070

We've been found out!

Guys, spam some Crysis 3 pics pronto!

Won't matter, those pics will only be from the 47% :lol:

The dual-core joke you've been running with? Yeah, that doesn't mean what you think it means. The number is actually smaller fortunately for you though lol.

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#84 Spartan070
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[QUOTE="Spartan070"][QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

We've been found out!

Guys, spam some Crysis 3 pics pronto!

whiskeystrike

Won't matter, those pics will only be from the 47% :lol:

The dual-core joke you've been running with? Yeah, that doesn't mean what you think it means. The number is actually smaller fortunately for you though lol.

Just having some fun with it :P
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[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

dayyyuumm the hermit overlord, teh mighty valve, has shown the reality of his peasant slaves.

Spartan070

We've been found out!

Guys, spam some Crysis 3 pics pronto!

Won't matter, those pics will only be from the 47% :lol:

And? This makes it even sweeter in this delicious elitist way.

Also..you are to talk, how many cows and lemmings will have next-gen consoles by the end of the year? 5%? Lol.

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#86 whiskeystrike
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[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

[QUOTE="Spartan070"] Won't matter, those pics will only be from the 47% :lol:Spartan070

The dual-core joke you've been running with? Yeah, that doesn't mean what you think it means. The number is actually smaller fortunately for you though lol.

Just having some fun with it :P

Well yeah but the actual percentage of people who have rigs to run games like Crysis at the settings we see screenshots taken from is probably under 5%. 47% would be quite impressive actually.

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#87 Spartan070
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[QUOTE="Spartan070"]Just having some fun with it :Pwhiskeystrike

Well yeah but the actual percentage of people who have rigs to run games like Crysis at the settings we see screenshots taken from is probably under 5%. 47% would be quite impressive actually.

In terms of SW PC gamers it's probably closer to 65% though, dem sig-rigs...
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Well obviously, everyone knows that
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#89 Gaming-Planet
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I'm upgrading soon so it won't be a problem.

Never needed a high end pc to play console ports or any of Valve's games.

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#90 pelvist
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I wonder how many of that 47% are console gamers on their mum and dads PCs?

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#91 uninspiredcup
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Sadly my dear fellows, the Playstation 4 and XboxOne could be twice as powerful and it would still lack the sophisticated nature of pc games. Yea, your overscripted movies look better, well done. Get back to me when you have something with the actual depth of a pc game. Silly billys.

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#92 Blake135
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Don't see what the big Hub Bub is about, my PC is still Duel Core and it gets the job done (Mind you she is 6 years old now :?) PC Gamers haven't needed to upgrade for awhile.

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My old dell had a quad core lol, can't believe there are that many dual cores still out there. :)

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Sadly my dear fellows, the Playstation 4 and XboxOne could be twice as powerful and it would still lack the sophisticated nature of pc games. Yea, your overscripted movies look better, well done. Get back to me when you have something with the actual depth of a pc game. Silly billys.

uninspiredcup
YAWN I'll take Xenogears over "Supreme Commander" anyday... "If it doesn't require a minimum of 42 hotkeys it's not hardcore!" :lol:
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#95 Gaming-Planet
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Steam isn't all of PC gaming, not even close

That said, a lot of "PC Gamers" don't even have GPU's, they have cheap pre builts, so i wouldn't call them PC gamers, they play LOL/DOTA 2, maybe some Team Fortress 2, but thats it

HaloinventedFPS
Every pc has some form of GPU, whether it's on the motherboard chipset or integrated on the processor. You're thinking of a discrete video card. The article is sort of biased too, especially about the vram. You don't really need more than 1GB of vram to max out a game, although today it's ideal to have at least 2GB of vram.
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[QUOTE="uninspiredcup"]

Sadly my dear fellows, the Playstation 4 and XboxOne could be twice as powerful and it would still lack the sophisticated nature of pc games. Yea, your overscripted movies look better, well done. Get back to me when you have something with the actual depth of a pc game. Silly billys.

Spartan070

YAWN I'll take Xenogears over "Supreme Commander" anyday... "If it doesn't require a minimum of 42 hotkeys it's not hardcore!" :lol:

 

Xena what? Nobody cares about anime games. These are deader than pc gaming.

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#97 rjdofu
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[QUOTE="Spartan070"][QUOTE="uninspiredcup"]

Sadly my dear fellows, the Playstation 4 and XboxOne could be twice as powerful and it would still lack the sophisticated nature of pc games. Yea, your overscripted movies look better, well done. Get back to me when you have something with the actual depth of a pc game. Silly billys.

uninspiredcup

YAWN I'll take Xenogears over "Supreme Commander" anyday... "If it doesn't require a minimum of 42 hotkeys it's not hardcore!" :lol:

 

Xena what? Nobody cares about anime games. These are deader than pc gaming.

Too hardcore for you? It's your loss.
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[QUOTE="uninspiredcup"]

Sadly my dear fellows, the Playstation 4 and XboxOne could be twice as powerful and it would still lack the sophisticated nature of pc games. Yea, your overscripted movies look better, well done. Get back to me when you have something with the actual depth of a pc game. Silly billys.

Spartan070

YAWN I'll take Xenogears over "Supreme Commander" anyday... "If it doesn't require a minimum of 42 hotkeys it's not hardcore!" :lol:

Ahh..yes...Xenogears...a true classic assuming you had the luck to loose the 2nd disc.

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#99 Spartan070
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[QUOTE="Spartan070"][QUOTE="uninspiredcup"]

Sadly my dear fellows, the Playstation 4 and XboxOne could be twice as powerful and it would still lack the sophisticated nature of pc games. Yea, your overscripted movies look better, well done. Get back to me when you have something with the actual depth of a pc game. Silly billys.

uninspiredcup

YAWN I'll take Xenogears over "Supreme Commander" anyday... "If it doesn't require a minimum of 42 hotkeys it's not hardcore!" :lol:

 

Xena what? Nobody cares about anime games. These are deader than pc gaming.

In all seriousness, that's the most foolish post I've seen in a month.  Have you seriously not heard of Xenogears?  One of the most beloved games in all gaming history for any platform? :?

rf

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#100 rjdofu
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[QUOTE="uninspiredcup"]

[QUOTE="Spartan070"] YAWN I'll take Xenogears over "Supreme Commander" anyday... "If it doesn't require a minimum of 42 hotkeys it's not hardcore!" :lol:Spartan070

 

Xena what? Nobody cares about anime games. These are deader than pc gaming.

In all seriousness, that's the most foolish post I've seen in a month.  Have you seriously not heard of Xenogears?  One of the most beloved games in all gaming history for any platform? :?

rf

The game is probably older than he is :lol: