Bye Bye Pc Gaming

theidiots

New Xbox looks unbelievable. :eek: Time to sell the gaming rig soon I think!

F1ngers

theidiots wrote: »

New Xbox looks unbelievable. :eek: Time to sell the gaming rig soon I think!

You were obviously looking at something different today, because you weren't watching the xbox reveal to think that.

theidiots

F1ngers wrote: »

You were obviously looking at something different today, because you weren't watching the xbox reveal to think that.

Why do you say that? Thought it was class!

uncle_sam_ie

Why would I want to downgrade to an Xbox.

mad turnip

You must have some **** rig if you think the xbox will be an upgrade

Burgo

theidiots

mad turnip wrote: »

You must have some **** rig if you think the xbox will be an upgrade

Xbox is made to utilize its components to the max unlike a PC, you will need to a 1500 rig to match it.

Noxin

from YLYL thread:

ahnowbrowncow

theidiots wrote: »

Xbox is made to utilize its components to the max unlike a PC, you will need to a 1500 rig to match it.

Enjoy paying microsoft's pre owned fee if you want to play a game on a different account

theidiots

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

Enjoy paying microsoft's pre owned fee if you want to play a game on a different account

I will it just looks so cool though!!

thegame983

That conference was 75% TV and sport, stuff that will only be available at launch in the US.

If anything it affirmed me wanting to move away from console gaming into PC which I plan to do sometime over the summer. Also I need a new PC anyway so may aswell throw a 200 quid video card into it.

Better games with less restrictions unless all you want is Fifa & COD. Even the PS4 looks better for gamers at the mo.

COYVB

theidiots wrote: »

Xbox is made to utilize its components to the max unlike a PC, you will need to a 1500 rig to match it.

That's not true... you can watch videos on ANYTHING

That's what the Xbox One does right? Show videos?

:P

theidiots

COYVB wrote: »

That's not true... you can watch videos on ANYTHING

That's what the Xbox One does right? Show videos?

:P

I think it might play a few games as well, have to wait and see;)

Moon54

No way, lol.
PC Gaming still is the ultimate for gaming, imo.

I mean, the XBOX ONE looks nice and everything,
but a lot of the so-called features like;
....Skyping while playing a game - We've been doing that for years on the PC
....Watching TV/play music while playing a game - yep, I've been doing that for a long time too, thank you very much.

The only thing I see thats different is the motion control, face recognition and voice activation.
They might be cool, but are they going to be that useful in a typical household?

And no news on a price?
I'm pretty sure it's going to be pretty expensive.

theidiots

Probably will be but it looks like a fine piece of ass

Shiminay

I think aesthetically and as a "thing that will be under your telly", it's quite nice, but it won't be everyone's cup of tea.

However, today's reveal only cemented the idea that PC gaming is where it's at for me.

uncle_sam_ie

theidiots wrote: »

Xbox is made to utilize its components to the max unlike a PC, you will need to a 1500 rig to match it.

Lol, the GPU is going to be on the CPU Chip. That's like a low budget PC.

Reality_Check1

NTMK

You know what lads i think ill switch to the new Xbox.

This whole playing games at 1440p60 is getting tiresome 1080p30 is far better as i like my eyeballs crusty after an hour of playing

also who needs
mods
faster loading games
a functional web browser
a host of chat clients
a limitless supply of content
gaming communities that are not pond scum
not have social feature shoved down my throat
cheaper games
an open system
a ton of indie games

when you can have a console that looks like a VCR* and has no media features that work in europe

*I actually like the look of the console and even though it looks like a VCR it doesnt look like a george forman

cherryghost

+1. The PS4 and One reveal has just influenced me more to focus on PC. I might also buy a Wii U for its exclusives. PC has everything the PS4 and One will have (most of it anyway) and will always be ahead of the game.

NTMK

cherryghost wrote: »

+1. The PS4 and One reveal has just influenced me more to focus on PC. I might also buy a Wii U for its exclusives. PC has everything the PS4 and One will have (most of it anyway) and will always be ahead of the game.

the great news is that now that the architecture is so similar for all systems japanese developers may start making PC ports given the success of Dark souls

TheGunns

the only part that pulls me to consoles is the exclusive content and arguably better/easier online gameplay. It didn't look too bad for what it was, people have already decided they hate Kinect so youre never getting anywhere with that as your main feature

cherryghost

Sure didn't Ubisoft say they're shifting focus towards PC gaming for next gen?

Headshot

when you can play the likes of BF3 on 2560x1440 you never go back

zero19

Well the reveal has me considering a dedicated gaming PC now, funny how things work out.

cherryghost

theidiots wrote: »

New Xbox looks unbelievable. :eek: Time to sell the gaming rig soon I think!

Unless your PC is the housing equivalent of a shed, wtf?

NTMK

TheGunns wrote: »

the only part that pulls me to consoles is the exclusive content and arguably better/easier online gameplay. It didn't look too bad for what it was, people have already decided they hate Kinect so youre never getting anywhere with that as your main feature

tbh Forza is the only game on the One (**** name) that doesnt have a equal on pc (im not including iracing etc) everthing else has an alternative that is better on pc imo

PS4/Wii U have better exclusives solely because of Japanese developers and that grip will loosen as they need to make more money

Headshot

I hear xbox theme tune will be Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only
lol

NTMK

Headshot wrote: »

I hear xbox theme tune will be Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only
lol

if they have that and a cheesy 80's electronics ad with colouring similar to blood dragon

i will buy one :pac:

Recurve360

I have a 360 and a PS3. By the looks of it i doubt ill be investing in either new offerings by Sony and Microsoft. They are too focused on being more of a media centre and having more bells and whistles than actually being top line gaming machines. Ordered a new PC recently and plan on using it for gaming in future.

Ouya is the only console right now that intrests me

Bazzo

Steve Ballmer, is that you? :pac:

tuxy

Does the OP even have a gaming PC?

theidiots

theidiots wrote: »

Xbox is made to utilize its components to the max unlike a PC, you will need to a 1500 rig to match it.

Quite the opposite. Console games are limited by the same hardware for the life of the console, whereas PC games can keep evolving to match new hardware.

BloodBath

You really posted this in the wrong forum

I'll never buy another console again. Microsoft's monthly fee to play games online left a sour taste in my mouth.

That's what Bill Gates ball sack tastes like.

Burgo

Pinched from one of the xbox threads.

MadYaker

Successful troll is successful.

cherryghost

On another note, seeing that both next gen consoles are AMD cpu powered, will we see more AMD optimized experiences on the PC as a result? Could the Intel-AMD gap be narrowed from this?

Genghiz Cohen

cherryghost wrote: »

On another note, seeing that both next gen consoles are AMD cpu powered, will we see more AMD optimized experiences on the PC as a result? Could the Intel-AMD gap be narrowed from this?

That is a very very good point.

Serephucus

I'm more interested to see what happens with PhysX now, to be honest. Hopefully it (finally) leads to mainstream physics adoption in games. With eight CPU cores to go round, they've got no freakin' excuse.

ahnowbrowncow

Serephucus wrote: »

I'm more interested to see what happens with PhysX now, to be honest. Hopefully it (finally) leads to mainstream physics adoption in games. With eight CPU cores to go round, they've got no freakin' excuse.

PhysX on Amd gpus?

Serephucus

Yeah, NVIDIA have enabled it for console GPUs.

marco_polo

Serephucus wrote: »

Yeah, NVIDIA have enabled it for console GPUs.

Is that confirmed, I though it was just an Physx SDK for PS4 they announced? Which doesn't necessarily mean the GPU accelerated features will be supported (Although it could).

Serephucus

Point, it's the SDK only. Even so, it's a step forward. If developers have a single physics solution that will work for the two main consoles as well as ~50% of the PC gaming market, you'd think that's what they'd go with. Even if it's CPU-only on consoles, I'd assume NVIDIA can offload PhysX calculations to the GPU via drivers for PC.

Tea_Bag

Nvidia wont give up physX without getting paid out in every game then..

Also, incase you missed it, a recap of the launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw

marco_polo

Serephucus wrote: »

Point, it's the SDK only. Even so, it's a step forward. If developers have a single physics solution that will work for the two main consoles as well as ~50% of the PC gaming market, you'd think that's what they'd go with. Even if it's CPU-only on consoles, I'd assume NVIDIA can offload PhysX calculations to the GPU via drivers for PC.

Thats pretty much the situation as it stands though, the core CPU based physx SDK is already available and widely in many multi platform games, all I see that really changed is that one more console has been added to the support list for the SDK.

Serephucus

Do consoles at present actually use the PhysX SDK though? I thought the vast majority of games were using Havok type stuff.

cherryghost

According to Kinect program manager Scott Evans, Microsoft plans on bringing the new Kinect to PC. "We will bring this to PC," he told us. "We will have more information soon."

Hurray.

Headshot

Good god no, when will madness end

marco_polo

Serephucus wrote: »

Do consoles at present actually use the PhysX SDK though? I thought the vast majority of games were using Havok type stuff.

Probably not as many as Havok, but loads of game already use CPU Physx, although you never really hear about it unless they are also using advanced GPU accelerated effects.

As I understand it the main barrier to more substantial GPU physics is the overhead of copying all that data back and forth between the CPU and GPU. So while in theory an APU with a fully unified memory controller like the PS4 offers much more scope for increasing the range of hardware accelerated physics beyond special effects ( soft body physics that don't really affect gameplay), but since AMD are the only company that currently manufacture such hardware, I find it hard to see the incentive for NVidia to target APU specific enhancements.

MagicIRL

The XBox One looks incredible for a sitting room. If you want to amalgamate everything into one box, go for it. I'll buy one as I enjoy the odd xbox exclusive title (ones that are often ported horrifically to PC) and the combination of TV means it'll suit my needs.

Sell my gaming rig though? You're having a laugh.

bennyc

thegame983 wrote: »

Better games with less restrictions unless all you want is Fifa & COD. Even the PS4 looks better for gamers at the mo.

Actually i started playing FIFA on PC recently over XBox and less lag, less assholes, faster loading times and just a better experience on the PC.