who is cutting edge of technology console or pc

well seeing how a Computer Codes Console games.

I don´t even think I´m seeing straight...did you really posted that TC?

Dear lord...

Lol, TC is hilarious. He's trolled 4 people so far.

waltefmoney

I'm guessing when consoles are finally capable of Eyefinity, they'll have started it first, before PC. :lol: I hope you're trolling, because if you're not, this ranks up there with "Can the PC do HD gaming".

yeah, pc can do HD but you need a good good graphics card =). but to think of it. without PC, do you think those devs can creat a game for console?Executor_84

PC had what people refer to as "HD" long before HDTVs were released :P

yeah, pc can do HD but you need a good good graphics card =)Executor_84

I'm going to try salvaging TC's argument... ^^;;

Consoles can sometimes do a good job of pushing bigger storage formats than are standard on PC gaming rigs (that's not to say they don't exist, but that most PC gamers don't have them). The PS2 and PS3 are cases in point: most PC games were distributed on CDs long past the PS2's debut (Gamespot pointed out with shock the fact that the PC port of MGS2 required a DVD drive), and to date most PCs don't have Blu-ray drives.

Of course most PC games simply don't necessarily need them, and a PC gamer could counter-argue that digital distribution is the future and the PC leads in this area.

I'm going to try salvaging TC's argument... ^^;;

Consoles can sometimes do a good job of pushing bigger storage formats than are standard on PC gaming rigs (that's not to say they don't exist, but that most PC gamers don't have them). The PS2 and PS3 are cases in point: most PC games were distributed on CDs long past the PS2's debut (Gamespot pointed out with shock the fact that the PC port of MGS2 required a DVD drive), and to date most PCs don't have Blu-ray drives.

Of course most PC games simply don't necessarily need them, and a PC gamer could counter-argue that digital distribution is the future and the PC leads in this area.

SakusEnvoy

PC games were distributed on physical media because while we do have hard drives, internet speeds were still too slow on a nationwide average for DD to become useful.

We took the info off the physical media and stored them on the hard drive. It was cheaper to make multiple CDs than a DVD at the time if I'm not mistaken. Now that DVDs are piss cheap as CDs once were, they are used as the standard media.

Consoles had to use, and still must use DVDs because no one likes using multiple CDs. DVDs, especially dual layer ones, have enough storage to hold a single game. Blu-Ray is large enough to allow data to be stored without compression like most DVDs.

Now that Digital Distribution has taken off at an extremely fast pace, consoles are catching up to what PCs have been doing for years. Storing games on the hard drive, which holds a massive amount of data compared to physical media.

So PC has actually been ahead of the game for a looooong time now.

I'm going to try salvaging TC's argument... ^^;;

Consoles can sometimes do a good job of pushing bigger storage formats than are standard on PC gaming rigs (that's not to say they don't exist, but that most PC gamers don't have them). The PS2 and PS3 are cases in point: most PC games were distributed on CDs long past the PS2's debut (Gamespot pointed out with shock the fact that the PC port of MGS2 required a DVD drive), and to date most PCs don't have Blu-ray drives.

Of course most PC games simply don't necessarily need them, and a PC gamer could counter-argue that digital distribution is the future and the PC leads in this area.

SakusEnvoy

I give the PS3 Blu Ray, but it wasn't needed this gen in all honesty. Plus Sony was pushing for it's format to become the standard so. :P Then again, the PC pushed digital distribution, which is without doubt the future. :)

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

I'm going to try salvaging TC's argument... ^^;;

Consoles can sometimes do a good job of pushing bigger storage formats than are standard on PC gaming rigs (that's not to say they don't exist, but that most PC gamers don't have them). The PS2 and PS3 are cases in point: most PC games were distributed on CDs long past the PS2's debut (Gamespot pointed out with shock the fact that the PC port of MGS2 required a DVD drive), and to date most PCs don't have Blu-ray drives.

Of course most PC games simply don't necessarily need them, and a PC gamer could counter-argue that digital distribution is the future and the PC leads in this area.

WhenCicadasCry

I give the PS3 Blu Ray, but it wasn't needed this gen in all honesty. Plus Sony was pushing for it's format to become the standard so. :P Then again, the PC pushed digital distribution, which is without doubt the future. :)

It was needed for this gen. This gen requires more space. Blu-Ray gave them that.

PC doesn't need Blu Ray. We have DD and hard drives :D

all you guys are wrong the console started the digital distribution once again console get edge, proof sega channel and PlayCable. here link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayCable. sega channel was the steam of 1990's you could play up 50 games per moth and few minutes downloadB-boy

Actually weren't PC games being distributed by TV modem as well. Not sure if it was back in the 80's though.

Anyway, OP, bringing up ONE example 30 years ago does not equal to: consoles are ALWAYS ahead. You do realize that, right?

I think console are always ahead that pc why? TurboGrafx-CD and sega cd are first console use cd-rom couples years later pc start using the cd-rom technology once again console repeat ahead ,games supporting 16:9 in late 90's like n64, playstation and saturn. I got proof play wipeout 3 it support widescreen. Then pc later start supporting widescreen in 2007 Again console get ahead with playstation 2 with dvd, couples years later pc start support the dvd yet again console get ahead the playstation 3 supporting the blue ray, I bet couples years laters going to see pc game on blu rayB-boy

Commodore-Amiga CDTV (March 1991) was before Sega MegaCD (December 12, 1991).

Commodore-Amiga CDTV.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/commodore-usa-to-relaunch-amiga-brand-with-series-of-aros-deskto/

Commodore USA plans to relaunch Commodore-Amiga PC brand. Instead of 68K or PowerPC, it's based on X86 processor.

Again console get ahead with playstation 2 with dvd, couples years later pc start support the dvd yet again console get ahead the playstation 3 supporting the blue ray, I bet couples years laters going to see pc game on blu rayB-boy

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

I'm going to try salvaging TC's argument... ^^;;

Consoles can sometimes do a good job of pushing bigger storage formats than are standard on PC gaming rigs (that's not to say they don't exist, but that most PC gamers don't have them). The PS2 and PS3 are cases in point: most PC games were distributed on CDs long past the PS2's debut (Gamespot pointed out with shock the fact that the PC port of MGS2 required a DVD drive), and to date most PCs don't have Blu-ray drives.

Of course most PC games simply don't necessarily need them, and a PC gamer could counter-argue that digital distribution is the future and the PC leads in this area.

WhenCicadasCry

I give the PS3 Blu Ray, but it wasn't needed this gen in all honesty. Plus Sony was pushing for it's format to become the standard so. :P Then again, the PC pushed digital distribution, which is without doubt the future. :)

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

I'm going to try salvaging TC's argument... ^^;;

Consoles can sometimes do a good job of pushing bigger storage formats than are standard on PC gaming rigs (that's not to say they don't exist, but that most PC gamers don't have them). The PS2 and PS3 are cases in point: most PC games were distributed on CDs long past the PS2's debut (Gamespot pointed out with shock the fact that the PC port of MGS2 required a DVD drive), and to date most PCs don't have Blu-ray drives.

Of course most PC games simply don't necessarily need them, and a PC gamer could counter-argue that digital distribution is the future and the PC leads in this area.

Sandvichman

I give the PS3 Blu Ray, but it wasn't needed this gen in all honesty. Plus Sony was pushing for it's format to become the standard so. :P Then again, the PC pushed digital distribution, which is without doubt the future. :)

I suggest doing some research next time ...

I think I understand TC's point. TC understands that PC's are more powerful but what TC is trying to say is that consoles push technology forward before PC does. Once PC gets this tech it is obviously superior (being an updated version of the Tech).

1) TG16 had the first ever consumer CD-ROM.

2)PS2 had first ever DVD format in a gaming system

3) PS3 Blu Ray

4) 360 was the first system with a unified shader architecture in a graphics card.

5) 360 was the first consumer product with a multicore cpu.

6) Wii 1st to use a 3D motion sensing controller.

7) 360 will be the first device to have the ability to eliminate the controller entirely for certain apps.

[QUOTE="B-boy"]I think console are always ahead that pc why? TurboGrafx-CD and sega cd are first console use cd-rom couples years later pc start using the cd-rom technology once again console repeat ahead ,games supporting 16:9 in late 90's like n64, playstation and saturn. I got proof play wipeout 3 it support widescreen. Then pc later start supporting widescreen in 2007 Again console get ahead with playstation 2 with dvd, couples years later pc start support the dvd yet again console get ahead the playstation 3 supporting the blue ray, I bet couples years laters going to see pc game on blu rayronvalencia

Commodore-Amiga CDTV (March 1991) was before Sega MegaCD (December 12, 1991).

Commodore-Amiga CDTV.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/commodore-usa-to-relaunch-amiga-brand-with-series-of-aros-deskto/

Commodore USA plans to relaunch Commodore-Amiga PC brand. Instead of 68K or PowerPC, it's based on X86 processor.

The japanese TG16 the PC Engine had CD Rom back in 1988 and another Japanese Console the FM Towns had it before that.

TG16 was released in 1989 in the USA with its CD-rom as an option.

360 didn't have the first multicore.. TG16 wasn't the first cd-rom either as was already stated. Captain__Tripps

I know TG16 was not the first Console with CD rom it was the Japanese FM Towns console but the TG16 still had it before PC when it was released in 1989 in the US.

If 360 was not the 1st consumer device with a multi core CPU then what was? You don't have an answer because Iam right.

[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"]360 didn't have the first multicore.. TG16 wasn't the first cd-rom either as was already stated. EG101

I know TG16 was not the first Console with CD rom it was the Japanese FM Towns console but the TG16 still had it before PC when it was released in 1989 in the US.

If 360 was not the 1st consumer device with a multi core CPU then what was? You don't have an answer because Iam right.