CrunchyHemorrhoids
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Even my kids are PC centric
Raisin' 'em right.
But while the children narrative is wrong the perception remained because gaming failed to grow in the mainstream. Yes, I said it, gaming on a console or a PC isn't a mainstream thing. And those 31 years old who buy an xbox to play the next AAA title are seen as.. manchildren by the common. Gaming, actual gaming (I don't count people doing flappy bird on a phone as such) has a really tiny public world wide compared to pretty much any other entertainment medium. Almost everyone watches movies or listens to music but IRL the amount of people I know who play video games is sparse, and the amount who would fit into our personal codex niches is zero. Of the few adults I know who play games, they're all into garbo like GTA, CoD, Gears of War or occasional soccer sim.Googling average age of console players reveals the number is 31.
This children narrative maybe worked in 90's but its mostly the adults buying and playing consoles besides maybe Nintendos. Kids are mostly hooked on mobile games and social media.
FTFYIphone. There are X, XS, XR, 11, 11 Pro models and they alllookthe same.
lol lol
All of them are interested in fortnite and minecraft, where whether they play those games on PC or Console doesn't really matter to them. I noticed roblox is also very popular so that may lean them towards PC.That also supports my point.
Even my kids are PC centric and playing on phones while Im the one using the consoles the most.
Kids dont give a fuck, what percentage of 12 year olds were begging their parents to buy them that new tranny murder simulator Last of Us 2?
Its adults that buy them and adults that play them. Little Jimmy is busy trolling discord channels and derping in CS GO.
Buying the new X or PS5 "for your kid" is a big fucking bag of bullshit.
In terms of future hardware, absolutely I think we’re going to see more console hardware down the road. Just like in video, just like in music, it’s not that streaming has cut off device innovation. I think we’ll continue to see that and that’s absolutely what we’re planning for.
We’re about putting the player at the center. It’s not about the device in the middle anymore. You see that in every other form of media: My TV is with me wherever I go, my music is with me wherever I go. I’m in control of the experience and I think gaming is going through that same transformation.
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Back compat tested
or offer 1440p60
I take that since I currently play everything in 1080. Fuck 4k until I have my oled tv which will take a while.
4k supersampled, remember. Next gen consoles are not "native" 4k, but rather half of that (or even quarter - at full hd) supersampled to 4k. This requires much less performance than "native" 4k.Back compat tested
Just watched this and it doesn't seem like great news to me. I am not trying to sound like a console basher... I think they're amazing hardware for the money! However games like Hitman 1 still not being able to keep 60fps locked at the same PC-medium-ish settings is kind of telling. Same for Sekiro and others in that video. Yes it's 1800p and higher, obviously that's a big ask, but they're trying to tell people 4k60 will be more the norm for NEW games developed for these machines, and yet they can't get Hitman 1 running at 4k60 at medium settings? Granted it's not using quite the full optimizations of the Series X according to the video, but it's still a red flag I think.
To be clear: not a red flag on the console's value, which is great. A red flag on 4k60 as a thing on next-gen hardware in general, since the Series X is the most powerful machine and struggles to provide it on 5 year old games. I'd guess to provide the best visual fidelity console versions will again resort to 30fps pretty quickly after the crossgen period is over, or offer 1440p60 and 4k30 modes.
4k supersampled, remember. Next gen consoles are not "native" 4k, but rather half of that (or even quarter at full hd) supersampled to 4k. This requires much less performance than "native" 4k.
Old games will (probably) aim at native 4k, I guess, why not. I was speaking of the new games with RTX and shieet that would not be able to run at native 4k 60 FPS. In the end it's up to developers, so no doubt there will be 4k 60 FPS games, but probably less demanding indie/platforming games etc, whereas all titles with "next gen" graphics will be supersampled.4k supersampled, remember. Next gen consoles are not "native" 4k, but rather half of that (or even quarter at full hd) supersampled to 4k. This requires much less performance than "native" 4k.
from the foundry video a few posts above the series X uses native 4k. but I could be wrong.
They are, and that's why they REALLY don't like it when you buy the hardware only and then install Linux on it and don't play games. The hardware is sold at a loss and they attempt to recoup this in game sales, a process you blow a hole through when you turn it into a cheap webserver and coin miner. This is why console manufacturers attempt to stop you from misusing their hardware for unintended purposes, whereas companies like NVidia and AMD don't try to stop you at all when you use a video card to mine for coins instead of playing gamesJust watched this and it doesn't seem like great news to me. I am not trying to sound like a console basher... I think they're amazing hardware for the money!
Hardware is not sold at a loss during most of the console life. Or in case of PS4 or Nintendo consoles - every hardware unit sold makes a small profit even at launch.The hardware is sold at a loss and they attempt to recoup this in game sales, a process you blow a hole through when you turn it into a cheap webserver and coin miner.
One X already does native 4k in alot of titles. There is no checkerboarding or other shit.
If it cant pull it off it just scales down resolution. Its still 30 fps in most cases but its 4k30 and is amazing value for 350 euros. Keep in mind its 3 years old now.
80% of original X360 mainboards will break within a year - and you cannot sell such parts on the market where people have a choice.
One X already does native 4k in alot of titles. There is no checkerboarding or other shit.
If it cant pull it off it just scales down resolution. Its still 30 fps in most cases but its 4k30 and is amazing value for 350 euros. Keep in mind its 3 years old now.
I think these terms can be misleading and it's hard as a layman to know the truth. Digital Foundry for example will often say "native 4k presentation" and then later in the video casually mention the "checkerboard rendering artifacts." I'm not denying there are some native 4k games though, I think Red Dead 2 is famously one of them (though at 30hz and PC medium-low settings). That's kind of a point on its own though... which is better, 4k native at 30fps and lower settings, or 1440p at 60fps with maybe higher settings? I know which one I'd pick.
Motherfuckers, ssds were already common when they launched current gen. Now suddenly you shouldn't game without one?
Motherfuckers, ssds were already common when they launched current gen. Now suddenly you shouldn't game without one?