The Personal Computer is on the verge of breaking records due to Nvidia's upcoming GPU the Geforce 9800! Which nearly does I Teraflop. To put it into perspective the 8800 GTX does roughly 330 Gflops so that makes the 9800 3x as powerful as the 8800.

http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39829 Perhaps it isn't the most reliable source but I don't think there is a need to fake this.

The question then becomes...where does this leave consoles. Knowing Microsoft they will or already are working on the next Xbox and it probably will be here sooner then we think but what about Sony and there 10 yr plan.

Crysis+ graphics will be hitting PCs within the next 6 months after Crysis releases I would imagine which will make everything else LOOK (not play) like weak sauce.

So if Sony doesn't release a another system within 10 yrs the PS3 is going to look way outdated.

The intent of this thread is not to bash the PS3 or 360, but to merely spark interest...will developers be able to take full use of the Geforce 9800 let alone the 8800 and if so what on earth are games going to look like. And were does this leave current and next-gen consoles that are based on cutting edge graphics?

Crysis is only the tip of the iceburg. 

 

PDark_Prodigy

You don't buy a console for the best graphics, you buy a console for ease of use, you buy a game, you pop it in, sit on your chair and play, easy as pie. No so easy with the PC.

Sony knows that they hav3e been badly beaten and taught a MAJOR lesson. And believe it they will not go this route ever again with PS4. PS4 will be a super cheap system for consumers.

The recent sale of PS3 are ABYSMAL and you all KNOW IT!!!

And why yes the sales will pick up some with a price drop but not nearly enough the DAMAGE has been done. And most consumers have moved on and giving the 360 the nod as there hardcore game system of choice.

Even when PS3 has a price cut the 360 will follow suit and also even be able to go even further as to the 360 has been making about $75 bones per system for a very good while now. So evebn when Sony has a cost cut MS will be in a position to match it and even go a bit further for added sales to counter Sony.

Sony really only has it's hopes based on Blu-Ray now and are praying that that pays off because other wise the PS3 could go down as one of the if not biggest single company profit loosing peice of hardware in HISTORY.

These are just the clear facts guys no way around it it's the TRUTH!!!

Sloughy07

I don't really care who wins this gen, i never did, all i care about is that Sony put a price drop on the PS3 and keep puting out good games, same for the xbox 360.

82,000? Less than half sold than even the 360 last month? Looks like $600 + blu-ray was not such a good idea afterall, eh? What could possibly be done to remedy this situation (and please no "MGS4" etc, since it is coming out on 360 as well). Thanks.accameron

What you dont think Sony didn't know this, there not beting to win in the first 6 monthss.

And when did they say MGS4 is coming out for the Xbox 360? Did i miss somthing?

Aside from the PS2 and PS1 upscaling which is nice for those playing on HD TV sets that are huge... what benefits do I get with games? Why are people hyping updates not games?

yoshi_64

Because it's only been 6 months from launch, and it's easyer to put out updates then games at this point.

All i know is that if they keep puting out updates like this and when the games finaly come out, the PS3 is going to be a kick ass all around gameing console, and i will be geting one. I better start saveing, and pray they do a price drop this or next year.

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^Disagrees

taco1881

Not much

By not much do you mean twice as much as 12-17 year old 360 children?  Because she'll be buying games she enjoys + games her kids enjoy.  Unfortunately for the xbox, only 12-17 year old kids are gullible enough to buy the same game with a different name over and over again. 

Do you really think just because some parents and some older people are playing the Wii, that there going to become gamers now?

Umm here is the reason they are playing the Wii because it's somthing to do with there kids, How long do you think that is going to last? And what happens when there kids start to get tired of playing at partys and with the moms, there isn't going to meny game to play that are not geared to partys on the Wii, not any good one anyway.

Sorry but the Wii is not a real gameing system, it's the new karaoke system for partys, Thw Wii is not advanceing gameing it's takeing gameing back to cave man times, for god sakes are moms are playing games with us, for the love of god this has to stop.

                Simply put; 360's are being used for more than dust collection machines. If you take all the folks playing VG; most are saying the 360 is getting all the use ( darn those great games ) !

                Seams only logical that a machine getting the use is the one that just might fail - hmm - maybe if only MS had not made sure there were so many great games to be played on their machine, 360's could get a breather !

                Yeah, that's what I want; a long lasting machine that never gets used - pfft , faulty hardware could be a thing of the past !

                Lets all go that route; keep you're machine in the off position, all know it will last a lifetime and isnt that what we gamers are looking for; at least on SW (sarcasm) in case the boyz needed a clarification of my point ! ;)

 

You know, IMHO ;)

SecretPolice

Your kidding right, i just played GeOW moderately and the damn thing still whent down on me within the first three months, sorry but the thruth is 360 hardware sucks, there is somthing in there that make it super fragile.

Wooo Yahhhhh KILLZONE 2 baby Yahhhhhhh Woooooo Yahhhh.

Im for no conceivable reason  am going to hype it.

      9.3

Thats right KIllzone 2 will be a AAA game, prove me wrong I say prove me wrong!

This was just a PC game right? because to tell the truth i really don't know much about it, iv never played the game, was never much of a PC gamer.

now that ive been playing halo 3 beta for 2 days str8. i dont even watch my blu ray or even touch my ps3. i look for any light on this subject. but, it seems its truly over. with the lineup comming between now and march. the only peep ive heard out of the ps3 camp was socom, thats it. for a  any type shooter game. the rise of man, is the biggest joke of a game ive ever played. its kinda like quak meets farcry hahahha. the game is truely a rushed joke. for 680 dollars. i could have gotten some playoff tickets or something. i just hope i can sell it before they discotinue it.

 

i wonder who were gonna bash once ps3 is gone? 

F1sTDaCuffS

Don't worry the PS3 is going to be around for a long long time for you to bash, and vent your insecurities, i can't wait to see iyou fail at it when you try to bash all the great games that will be coming out for the PS3.

BTW you should sell your PS3 it's just a wasted system in your hands.