And another exclusive studio joins the pc space. Soon playstation will have no games either.
Only this is not what is happening really. What is happening is that they are bringing ONE of their titles, quite late, to the PC. They didn't say all of them will. They still have other games from the PS4 they didnt announce like Killzone. Anyway, with each gen, the exclusives tend to become less and less important too. Now its only a handful and it makes sense, having an x86 architecture between xbox pc and ps4 exclusives do not make much sense anymore.
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Finnaly I can play it with proper controls...
If it had gyro aim and or mouse support, I would've playes it on the PS4, but now I will wait it out.
The 'proper' controls are the controls the game came with. What you mean is 'preferred' controls. Why would anyone want to play any game these days with a keyboard and mouse, apart from FPS games (of course, for obvious reasons) is beyond me.
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Yeah because a PS4 Pro and a 4K TV is totally not close to a ground...
The PC that will play this at a good 4k level though with a 4k monitor will still cost way more than a ps4 pro and a 4k tv, especially today. Were we talking back when it came out maybe it was the same cost. And before somebody comes up to say that you do not only play games with the computer, you do not only play games on the TV too.
In essence, bringing the TV in the debate is wrong, since then i can bring the PC Monitor. Lets ignore the monitor in use and compare the cost of the machine itself. Cause there are 4k TV's that are dirt cheap and super expensive if you also want a nice high end living room arrangement and there are also dirt cheap crappy pc monitors and super expensive ultrawides too.
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On the one hand, yes, gaming PCs typically have a higher up-front cost*, but that's in return for a number of free/cheap bonuses in the long run. On the other hand, I'd be surprised if PS5/XBSX come in under $600, which isn't exactly chump change when you add in tax, and consoles tend to be pricier in the long-term. All that said, next-gen consoles are basically mid-range gaming PC hardware, or at least they will be after Nvidia releases their "RTX 3000" series or what have you. That doesn't mean they'll be a bad value for the money, because Sony/MS will still be taking a loss for the hardware initially.
*I usually just buy my parts one at a time over the course of six months to a year. Less immediate impact on the wallet that way.
100% agree, HOWEVER and this is a grand however, developers tend to squeeze console performance to the limits. Also, consoles tend to use some more edgy hardware sometimes (like GDDR6 memory in the upcoming Xbox) and they have a thin client instead of a full blown OS chugging the system down.
To put it simply, who in their right mind, would think you can play horizon just as well as the ps4 pro with the same level components in pc, with a mechanical drive to boot? Nobody. Pc gamers get the shortest end of the stick when it comes to efficiency in the long run cause devs can be lazy. Not so much for the console though. How they manage to release the games they do in this hardware is beyond me. No pc at the same cost as an Xbox one X will be able to run Forza Horizon 4 at 4k60 for example. Not possible, even if you go for the cheapest of components. Mass produced parts + necessary optimisations (else your game will flop) = customer win in the end.
So yes, next gen consoles will be mid to good range gaming pcs BUT they will be squeezed to the max of their performance, where games 2-3 years down the line from any pc setup will not be as optimised. Just the way the market is.
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